Retirement... in advance. >>> HERE IS A QUESTION.
>>> HERE IS A QUESTION. HOW COULD A SENIOR STATE
HOW COULD A SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL GET A JOB IN
DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL GET A JOB IN A CRITICAL POSITION THAT USUALLY
A CRITICAL POSITION THAT USUALLY REQUIRES A SECURITY CLEARANCE
REQUIRES A SECURITY CLEARANCE WITH A RESUME LOADED WITH
WITH A RESUME LOADED WITH XWERMTS
XWERMTS EMBELLISHMENTS AND MISLEADING
EMBELLISHMENTS AND MISLEADING CLAIMS?
CLAIMS? MINA CHANG WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY
MINA CHANG WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY. ON HER RESUME SHE FALSELY
ON HER RESUME SHE FALSELY CLAIMED TO BE A HARVARD BUSINESS
CLAIMED TO BE A HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUM, SAID SHE ADDRESSED
SCHOOL ALUM, SAID SHE ADDRESSED BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN
BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN NATIONAL REPUBLICANS, AND THAT
NATIONAL REPUBLICANS, AND THAT SHE HAD TESTIFIED BEFORE
SHE HAD TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. IT SAID SHE HAD FEATURED ON
IT SAID SHE HAD FEATURED ON "TIME MAGAZINE"’S COVER.
"TIME MAGAZINE"’S COVER. NONE THAT HAVE IS TRUE.
NONE THAT HAVE IS TRUE. IN A 2017 VIDEO POSTED ON HER
IN A 2017 VIDEO POSTED ON HER NONPROFIT’S WEBSITE, SHE’S ASKED
NONPROFIT’S WEBSITE, SHE’S ASKED ABOUT THE COVER.
ABOUT THE COVER. >> HERE ARE YOU ON "TIME
>> HERE ARE YOU ON "TIME MAGAZINE," CONGRATULATIONS.
MAGAZINE," CONGRATULATIONS. TELL ME ABOUT THIS COVER AND HOW
TELL ME ABOUT THIS COVER AND HOW THIS CAME TO BE.
THIS CAME TO BE. >> WE STARTED USING DRONE
>> WE STARTED USING DRONE TECHNOLOGY IN DISASTER RESPONSE.
TECHNOLOGY IN DISASTER RESPONSE. THAT WAS WHEN THE WHOLE TALK OF
THAT WAS WHEN THE WHOLE TALK OF HOW IS TECHNOLOGY BEING USED TO
HOW IS TECHNOLOGY BEING USED TO SAVE LIVES IN DISASTER RESPONSE
SAVE LIVES IN DISASTER RESPONSE AREAS BEING USED.
AREAS BEING USED. I SUPPOSE I BROUGHT SOME
I SUPPOSE I BROUGHT SOME ATTENTION TO THAT.
ATTENTION TO THAT. >> I GUESS SHE DID.
>> I GUESS SHE DID. IN FACT THAT COVER WAS A FAKE.
IN FACT THAT COVER WAS A FAKE. A "TIME MAGAZINE" SPOKESPERSON
A "TIME MAGAZINE" SPOKESPERSON TELLS NBC NEWS THE COVER IS JUST
TELLS NBC NEWS THE COVER IS JUST NOT AUTHENTIC.
NOT AUTHENTIC. JOINING ME NOW WITH THE INSIDE
JOINING ME NOW WITH THE INSIDE SCOOP, DAN DE LUCE, GLOBAL
SCOOP, DAN DE LUCE, GLOBAL AFFAIRS REPORTER FOR NBC’S
AFFAIRS REPORTER FOR NBC’S INVESTIGATION UNIT.
INVESTIGATION UNIT. DAN, HOW DID SHE MANAGE TO PULL
DAN, HOW DID SHE MANAGE TO PULL THIS OFF?
THIS OFF? >> THAT’S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
>> THAT’S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. SHE TRIED TO LEVERAGE HER NGO,
SHE TRIED TO LEVERAGE HER NGO, LINKING THE WORLD, AND SHE
LINKING THE WORLD, AND SHE PRESENTED HERSELF AS A GLOBE
PRESENTED HERSELF AS A GLOBE TROTTING HUE MANMANITARIANHUMANI
TROTTING HUE MANMANITARIANHUMANI THERE’S ONE KEY DETAIL, SHE HAD
THERE’S ONE KEY DETAIL, SHE HAD ONE KEY FRIEND OR CONTACT, THE
ONE KEY FRIEND OR CONTACT, THE UNDERSECRETARY AT THE STATE
UNDERSECRETARY AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT, A LIFELONG FRIEND OF
DEPARTMENT, A LIFELONG FRIEND OF MIKE POMPEO, THE SECRETARY OF
MIKE POMPEO, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, A WEST POINT CLASSMATE OF
STATE, A WEST POINT CLASSMATE OF HIS.
HIS. HE DID ATTEND A FUNDRAISER FOR
HE DID ATTEND A FUNDRAISER FOR HER NGO IN DALLAS AND DONATED
HER NGO IN DALLAS AND DONATED MORE THAN $5,000.
MORE THAN $5,000. THAT WAS THE ONE CONNECTION WE
THAT WAS THE ONE CONNECTION WE FOUND TO THE TRUMP
FOUND TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, BECAUSE SHE
ADMINISTRATION, BECAUSE SHE DOESN’T HAVE A RECORD OF BEING
DOESN’T HAVE A RECORD OF BEING INVOLVED WITH THE TRUMP
INVOLVED WITH THE TRUMP POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. >> AND SHE WAS -- I GUESS
>> AND SHE WAS -- I GUESS CONGRESS STARTED ASKING
CONGRESS STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HER, SOMEONE AT
QUESTIONS ABOUT HER, SOMEONE AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT PERHAPS
THE STATE DEPARTMENT PERHAPS TIPPED HER OFF.
TIPPED HER OFF. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY BEING
SHE WAS ORIGINALLY BEING CONSIDERED FOR A MORE SENIOR JOB
CONSIDERED FOR A MORE SENIOR JOB AT USAID, OVERSEEING USAID IN
AT USAID, OVERSEEING USAID IN ASIA, SHAREHOLDERS LIKE A
ASIA, SHAREHOLDERS LIKE A BILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET.
BILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET. TELL ME HOW THAT COULD BE
TELL ME HOW THAT COULD BE POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. >> THAT’S RIGHT, SO BEFORE SHE
>> THAT’S RIGHT, SO BEFORE SHE GOT HER CURRENT JOB, SHE WAS
GOT HER CURRENT JOB, SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR THIS VERY TOP
NOMINATED FOR THIS VERY TOP SENIOR JOB AT U.S. AGENCY FOR
SENIOR JOB AT U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, OVERSEEING ALL THEIR WORK ACROSS
OVERSEEING ALL THEIR WORK ACROSS ASIA, WHICH IS INVOLVING MORE
ASIA, WHICH IS INVOLVING MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS, A LARGE
THAN A BILLION DOLLARS, A LARGE NUMBER OF STAFF, A VERY SENIOR,
NUMBER OF STAFF, A VERY SENIOR, RESPONSIBLE POSITION.
RESPONSIBLE POSITION. AND SHE WAS UP FOR SENATE
AND SHE WAS UP FOR SENATE CONFIRMATION.
CONFIRMATION. AND THEN IN THE MEANTIME, SHE
AND THEN IN THE MEANTIME, SHE WAS APPOINTED TO HER CURRENT JOB
WAS APPOINTED TO HER CURRENT JOB AS THIS DEPUTY ASSISTANT
AS THIS DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY IN THE STATE
SECRETARY IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT, OVERSEEING A
DEPARTMENT, OVERSEEING A STABILIZATION OPERATION, WHICH
STABILIZATION OPERATION, WHICH IS A SIX-FIGURE SALARY, ALSO A
IS A SIX-FIGURE SALARY, ALSO A SERIOUS JOB.
SERIOUS JOB. THEN FOR SOME REASON, THEY’VE
THEN FOR SOME REASON, THEY’VE NEVER EXPLAINED PUBLICLY, IN
NEVER EXPLAINED PUBLICLY, IN SEPTEMBER THE NOMINATION FOR THE
SEPTEMBER THE NOMINATION FOR THE USAID JOB WAS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT
USAID JOB WAS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT EXPLANATION.
EXPLANATION. BUT THAT HAPPENED AFTER THE
BUT THAT HAPPENED AFTER THE SENATE COMMITTEE STAFF HAD ASKED
SENATE COMMITTEE STAFF HAD ASKED FOR MORE DETAILS, MORE DOCUMENTS
FOR MORE DETAILS, MORE DOCUMENTS INVOLVING HER PROFESSIONAL
INVOLVING HER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND HER NONPROFIT.
EXPERIENCE AND HER NONPROFIT. >> NOW, YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF
>> NOW, YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER WONDERFUL DETAILS HERE
OTHER WONDERFUL DETAILS HERE THAT SHE ALSO ON HER BIO SAYS
THAT SHE ALSO ON HER BIO SAYS SHE’S A GRADUATE OF AN ARMY WORK
SHE’S A GRADUATE OF AN ARMY WORK COLLEGE PROGRAM, IT WAS ACTUALLY
COLLEGE PROGRAM, IT WAS ACTUALLY A FOUR DOCTOR-DAY SEMINAR THAT A
A FOUR DOCTOR-DAY SEMINAR THAT A COULD HAVE ATTENDED.
COULD HAVE ATTENDED. WHAT IS HER STATUS NOW, IS SHE
WHAT IS HER STATUS NOW, IS SHE STILL THERE OR HAS SHE BEEN
STILL THERE OR HAS SHE BEEN MOVED ASIDE?
MOVED ASIDE? >> THERE’S BEEN NO COMMENT FROM
>> THERE’S BEEN NO COMMENT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT. SHE’S STILL ON THE JOB.
SHE’S STILL ON THE JOB. SOME OF THESE DETAILS THAT ARE
SOME OF THESE DETAILS THAT ARE MISLEADING AND APPARENTLY FALSE
MISLEADING AND APPARENTLY FALSE ARE STILL ON HER OFFICIAL
ARE STILL ON HER OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY ON THE STATE
BIOGRAPHY ON THE STATE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE RIGHT NOW AS
DEPARTMENT WEBSITE RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.
WE SPEAK. SO AS FAR AS WITH HE KNOW, SHE’S
SO AS FAR AS WITH HE KNOW, SHE’S STILL ON THE JOB.
STILL ON THE JOB. >> MAYBE SOMEBODY ON CAPITOL
>> MAYBE SOMEBODY ON CAPITOL HILL WOULD ASK A COUPLE OF
HILL WOULD ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE DON’T SEEM TO BE GETTING
DON’T SEEM TO BE GETTING QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT THE STATE
