Photos surface of Bush with Abramoff

[quaoar]

You knew it was only a matter of time.

http://www.washingtonian.com/capital_comment/2006/PowerPlayers/02.html

by Kim Eisler

Bush and Abramoff—Say Cheese?

White House press secretary Scott McClellan admits that the White House has been on a search mission for any photos showing President Bush with toxic lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is cooperating with the Justice Department on its investigation of a wide-ranging lobbying scandal.

At a press conference, McClellan said if there were pictures, which officials hadn’t found, they might have been taken at a Christmas-party line, where the President poses with hundreds of people. “The President does not know him, nor does the President recall ever meeting him,” McClellan said.

The comment about searching raised images in the press room of a “White House plumbers” operation looking for incriminating photos.

If the White House can’t find the photos, prosecutors already know where to look. The Washingtonian has seen five photos of the President with Abramoff or his family. One photo shows the President and Abramoff shaking hands at a meeting in the Old Executive Office Building, where a bearded-Abramoff introduced Bush to several of the lobbyist’s native-American clients.

[alfredo]

1. I want to see some bush/Jeff Gannon pictures surface. Not just

pictures of bush rubbing Jeff's bald head.

[Jim Sagle]

2. Which head?

;)

[1620rock]

4. Which head?...ROFLMAO!!!

:rofl:

[alfredo]

9. I guess the "leader of the free world" can

rub any bald head he wants.

[FreedomAngel82]

11. I wonder if they were there at the same time

Anyway of knowing that? I still want to know why he was there at all those times.

[alfredo]

15. They have him checking in

but not out. Did he spend the night, and if he did, where did he sleep?

[rodeodance]

3. President knew the names of Abramoff’s children--uuumm

If the White House can’t find the photos, prosecutors already know where to look. The Washingtonian has seen five photos of the President with Abramoff or his family. One photo shows the President and Abramoff shaking hands at a meeting in the Old Executive Office Building, where a bearded-Abramoff introduced Bush to several of the lobbyist’s native-American clients.

Abramoff was named a “pioneer” in the Bush presidential campaign, collecting more than $100,000, in $2,000 maximum increments, for his campaign in 2004. Bush has returned $6,000 of Abramoff’s contributions, the part that would represent the legal limit for Abramoff; his wife, Pam; and a client.

Sources say the photographs are being kept safe. Abramoff would tell prosecutors, if asked, that not only did he know the President, but the President knew the names of Abramoff’s children and asked about them during their meetings. At one such photo session, Bush discussed the fact that both he and Abramoff were fathers of twins.

[rodeodance]

5. The Dems need to get these pics released.

[Ian David]

6. Is this source credible? n/t

[quaoar]

8. The Washingtonian is a magazine

It's been around a long time.

[skids]

10. Friend of mine spoke highly of them.

And in his line of work he'd know.

[Eric J in MN]

7. If a newspaper can view the photos, why can't they publish them?

This is fishy.

[wiley]

12. Publish the pictures!

Clean the House in 06. Clean the Senate in 06.

IMPEACH

CORRUPT REPUBLICANS

[Evergreen Emerald]

13. why isn't the press on this?

He was part of Bush's transition team. He was at the Crawford ranch at least three times according to other threads here on DU. What the hell is the press doing?

[xchrom]

14. what they're paid to do.

cover bush's ass.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

16. And Bush's top aide's top aide was once Abramhoff 's top aide.

With connections like these, it is ludicrous and insulting for W to claim he doesn't know or barely knows the highest profile Republican lobbyist

[wishlist]

17. Time magazine has also confirmed the five photos

See this LBN post about Time article describing the photos:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2057811