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On December 10, 1999, Lee was arrested, indicted on 59 counts, and jailed in [[solitary confinement]] without bail for 278 days until September 13, 2000, when he accepted a [[plea bargain]] from the federal government. Lee was released on time served after the government's case against him could not be proven.<ref name="cnn"/> He was ultimately charged with only one count of mishandling sensitive documents that did not require pre-trial solitary confinement, while the other 58 counts were dropped.  Just before releasing Lee, Judge Parker told him: "It is only the top decision makers in the Executive Branch ... who have caused embarrassment by the way this case began and was handled. They did not embarrass me alone. They have embarrassed our entire nation and each of us who is a citizen of it. I might say that I am also sad and troubled because I do not know the real reasons why the Executive Branch has done all of this.'<ref>https://racism.org/809/</ref>

On December 10, 1999, Lee was arrested, indicted on 59 counts, and jailed in [[solitary confinement]] without bail for 278 days until September 13, 2000, when he accepted a [[plea bargain]] from the federal government. Lee was released on time served after the government's case against him could not be proven.<ref name="cnn"/> He was ultimately charged with only one count of mishandling sensitive documents that did not require pre-trial solitary confinement, while the other 58 counts were dropped.  Just before releasing Lee, Judge Parker told him: "It is only the top decision makers in the Executive Branch ... who have caused embarrassment by the way this case began and was handled. They did not embarrass me alone. They have embarrassed our entire nation and each of us who is a citizen of it. I might say that I am also sad and troubled because I do not know the real reasons why the Executive Branch has done all of this.'<ref>https://racism.org/809/</ref>

While Judge Parker was uncertain as to the "real reasons" behind the Executive Branch's actions, Wen Ho Lee's supporters have asserted that the [[Clinton administration]] targeted Lee because of his race.<ref>https://www.deseret.com/2000/9/19/19529692/racism-blamed-in-lee-case</ref> They contend that the government engaged in illegal racial profiling when it investigated, prosecuted, and terminated the employment of Wen Ho Lee.<ref>https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/If-There-s-No-Racism-In-Wen-Ho-Lee-Case-We-re-2886581.php</ref>

While Judge Parker was uncertain as to the "real reasons" behind the Executive Branch's actions, Wen Ho Lee's supporters have asserted that the Clinton administration targeted Lee because of his race.<ref>https://www.deseret.com/2000/9/19/19529692/racism-blamed-in-lee-case</ref> They contend that the government engaged in illegal racial profiling when it investigated, prosecuted, and terminated the employment of Wen Ho Lee.<ref>https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/If-There-s-No-Racism-In-Wen-Ho-Lee-Case-We-re-2886581.php</ref>

== Foreign Policy ==

== Foreign Policy ==