Again, credit where credit is do. The Los Angeles Times is doing an excellent job covering this story. Whether that’s because it sells or because they’re being fair and honest is a different, and currently unimportant, question. Here they are wondering something we’ve all been wondering: How did Hillary not know about Hsu?

As Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu confronted an old criminal case and faced a new FBI investigation Friday, a fundamental question persisted: How did Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign fail to see the red flags in Hsu’s contributions?…

The most obvious red flag: A check of a commonly used database produces a 1990 San Francisco Chronicle news story detailing how Norman Hsu had been kidnapped by gang members in the San Mateo County suburb of Foster City. A second widely used database discloses that Norman Yuan Yuen Hsu of Foster City had a bankruptcy in 1990…

In most instances, a donor’s background is well-known. But if the person is not known to the campaign, that person will be vetted.

All major campaigns employ researchers who investigate their opponents, and pick over their candidates’ donors, particularly those who are raising six-figure sums. Some campaigns retain consulting firms specifically to vet donors.

One consultant said some campaigns ask donors for permission to run background checks because political opponents almost certainly will investigate the sources of their foes’ campaign money.

This morning I wrote about, along with his list of donations, about how he held fundraisers at the St. Regis in NYC, often spotted giving speeches or talking to members of Congress. Hsu was in the top 20 Democratic donors in the nation. He has potentially donated and raised millions of dollars for Democrats.

Somebody knew he exited. If they didn’t know who he has, donating that much money within a 3-year period, the LA Times believes they would’ve done a search. That would’ve showed background on Hsu. How did not a single Democratic candidate, organization, or other unit not know one of their top 20 donor’s history?