The former owner of a Florida spa chain embroiled in a massive human trafficking investigation rejected claims that she had sold access to President Donald Trump, saying she felt unfairly targeted because she is a Chinese Republican. “I’m, you know, a Chinese Republican,” she said in the interview, which aired Wednesday. Dozens of men were arrested for solicitation, including billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and hundreds of others were charged. Several senior Democrats on congressional intelligence and judiciary committees sent a letter to the FBI and Secret Service on Friday requesting information about Yang, saying they were troubled by the reports. I’m not a Chinese citizen,” she said.

Source: Huffington Post March 21, 2019 01:41 UTC