Until Yesterday, WH Frequently Discussed “Staff-Level Meetings”(Abram..)

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During yesterday’s press briefing, Scott McClellan told the press he was not going to discuss any “staff-level meetings” White House staff may have had with Jack Abramoff:

Q: Who was in the staff meetings ?

McCLELLAN: I don’t get into discussing staff-level meetings.

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McCLELLAN: We don’t - we don’t ever tend to get into those staff-level meetings.

In fact, in previous press briefings, McClellan has repeatedly discussed both internal staff meetings and meetings between White House staff and outsiders, even detailing by name which officials were involved.


(Then lists examples from last 6 months)
9/27/05:

McCLELLAN: Remember, last week the President met with Senators Specter and Leahy and Senator Frist and Senator Reid. That was part of the consultation process, and White House staff — Harriet Miers, our Counsel, Andy Card, Chief of Staff, and Karl Rove, Deputy Chief of Staff, have been reaching out to listen to ideas from members of the Senate. expand post »...more.......

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1. The silence is telling us something Scott.

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2. kick