by SusanG
Mon Jun 09, 2008 at 02:30:12 PM PDT
Here's what the White House today is calling warmed up leftovers and "a joke":
President Met Disgraced Lobbyist At Least Six Times
The White House Had Previously Acknowledged Only Two Meetings
By JUSTIN ROOD
June 9, 2008 —
The White House had stronger ties to disgraced superlobbyist Jack Abramoff than it has publicly admitted, according to a draft congressional report released Monday.
President Bush met Abramoff on at least four occasions the White House has yet to acknowledge, according to the draft report by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
And White House officials appeared as comfortable going to Abramoff and his lobbyists seeking tickets to sporting and entertainment events, as they did seeking input on personnel picks for plum jobs, the report found.
President Bush himself met Abramoff on at least six occasions, the report said, citing White House documents; the White House had previously acknowledged only two.
Yep. The president lying about contacts with a criminal is just a freakin' hilarious "joke," isn't it?
And it would be irresponsible not to begin speculation about the following tidbit, wouldn't it?
At least three former officials declined to answer some or all of the investigators' questions, citing their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, the draft report said.
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