CNN: White House to release logs of Abramoff visits

[DeepModem Mom]

White House to release logs of Abramoff visits
From Ed Henry
CNN Washington Bureau
Monday, May 1, 2006


Jack Abramoff arrives at the Federal Justice Building in Miami, Florida, to plead guilty to fraud in January.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Despite repeated White House objections to the release of documents related to Jack Abramoff's visits to the White House, the Secret Service has agreed to produce all logs detailing the disgraced lobbyist's meetings, according to a court filing released Monday.

The Secret Service agreed on April 25 to drop any objections to turning over the information and will "produce any and all documents" on or before May 10, according to the filing released by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, which filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on February 2.

Judicial Watch officials have said they believe the records will show the frequency and length of Abramoff's visits to the White House in recent years and could shed light on the former lobbyist's relationship with the White House.

"The American people deserve the truth concerning admitted felon Jack Abramoff's visits and meetings with Bush administration officials in the White House," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. "We don't know what these records will show, but it's time we get more of the facts on the table."...

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The court filing, signed by Judge John Garrett Penn of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, also stipulates the Secret Service will release the documents "without redactions or claims of exemptions" this month....

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/01/abramoff.whitehouse/index.html

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. This should be good

I bet he was there for a few more visits then just on Hanukkah.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. LMAO, the SS is giving up the records without a legal challenge.

MMMM, I can't wait to see what's in these documents! MKJ

:popcorn:

[Paula Sims]

3. I wonder how much Mr. Clean Eraser was used

Is this report scrubbed?

[Ecumenist]

4. That's what I'm wondering...

This bunch has NEVER done anything honourable like this without some sort of dirty trick or sanitising.

I have one thing to ask...WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS?

[Robbien]

8. It may have something to do with Rove

Whatever is going to happen with Rove is going to be happening then. With these records coming out at the same time as the Rove event (or non-event), they can divert the visits to Rove.

Or then again, perhaps they just ran out of legal roadblocks.

[Ecumenist]

9. Makes me wonder....

It just makes me wonder....

[Ecumenist]

5. delete -dupe

[Ecumenist]

6. duplication

[Ecumenist]

7. Delete -Dupe

[Moderator]

10. DUplicate

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