(Waxman)Panel chair demands Abramoff documents

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - A House committee chairman on Wednesday demanded that the White House turn over hundreds of pages of material about Jack Abramoff, the latest attempt by Congress to compel the Bush administration to detail its contacts with the disgraced lobbyist.

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Administration spokesmen said in 2006 that Abramoff had few visits to the White House, but records from the lobbyist's old law firm suggest that Abramoff and members of his team had hundreds of contacts with White House officials.

Matt Schlapp, former White House director of political affairs, cooperated with Waxman's investigation and estimated that he had monthly contact with Abramoff on subjects that often involved official government business, according to the congressman's letter.

Schlapp also told the committee that Abramoff was regarded as a "point of information" because of his knowledge and his experience and his judgment on issues surrounding politics and policy "and how the town works," Waxman said in quoting portions of Schlapp's testimony to the committee.

Schlapp, who worked for White House political adviser Karl Rove as well as Ken Mehlman, who was head of the Republican National Committee, cooperated voluntarily with the committee and there has been no suggestion that he received tickets or meals from Abramoff or his team.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071031/ap_on_go_co/abramoff_white_house

[bdamomma]

1. Waxman continues to work behind the scenes

what a committed individual he is, keep investigating Henry!!

[woodsprite]

2. Yeah, but * is standing there, hands on hips, sticking his tongue

out saying "Who's gonna make me?".

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but I am so F*ing tired of this.

[rodeodance]

3. Thom Hartman talking of this now.

[msongs]

4. has any subpoened person testified yet? nt