followers of an obscure religious cult based in taiwan try to help bill and hillary clinton pay their legal bills. a cult with an odd blend of fashion, vegetarianism and buddhist teachings. nbc news has learned many of them were told to by cult leaders here in the u.s., according to investigators. $640,000 much of it cult money, was brought to the clinton defense fund by charlie tri, a democratic fund-raiser and arkansas friend of the president's. it's not clear where the money came from, ching hai followers in america donated thousands. she says they acted on their own. >> they asked me if they can help clinton, if it's political motivation or not, i say okay, just help quietly, don't blow trumpet about it. >> just help quietly, don't blow trumpet about it. the clintons ultimately returned the $640,000 of used sock money from the religious cult. there were concerns the money