Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe says he knows nothing about a federal investigation of contributions to his 2013 campaign for governor.
Speaking Tuesday after a public event in Virginia, McAuliffe said, “There is no wrongdoing. They had some questions about a donor. My legal team fully vetted this individual. He’s been a green card holder since 2007, so we’re very confident.”
Federal officials say the FBI has been looking at whether his campaign accepted political contributions that were forbidden by federal law. The officials say investigators are especially interested in contributions from Wang Wenliang, a Chinese politician.
Contributions by foreign nationals are barred, but a spokesperson for Wang says he has permanent U.S. resident status and that his contributions were legal.
McAuliffe, a onetime board member of the Clinton Global Initiative and a co-chairman of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign, said the investigation has “nothing to do” with the Clinton Foundation, which shared more than 100 donors with McAuliffe’s gubernatorial campaign.
Pete Williams








