Raw Story & TPM Prove White House Abramoff Records False

Raw Story

Abramoff visited twice, White House records say; White House records show just two visits by convicted lobbyist; Records proven incomplete



Records do not include visit made on May 9, 2001

"Secret Service records released today under court order show that convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff made only two visits to the White House since President Bush took office in January 2001," Cox News Service is reporting Article.



"On March 6, 2001, Abramoff entered at 4:23 p.m. and left at 4:49 p.m. On Jan. 20, 2004, he went in at 10:42 a.m. and left at 11:29 a.m. The records do not show who he saw or what the topic was," Cox reported. "Bush delivered a State of the Union address on Jan. 20, 2004."

This, however, does not square with what is already in the public record. The New York Times reported that Bush met with Abramoff and an Indian tribal leader on May 9, 2001 -- which is not in the Secret Service logs. Article

Andrew Blum, Abramoff's legal spokesman, said he had "no comment" about whether the records were accurate in response to a RAW STORY inquiry.


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from TPM

WH Records Exclude Abramoff Visits


We know of at least three visits by Jack Abramoff to the White House that aren't included in the recently-released visitor logs.

Remember that the only visits the Secret Service's records show are on January 20, 2004 and March 6, 2001.

That means these records don't account for any of the meetings the White House has publicly confirmed: Hannukah receptions in 2001 and 2002, as well as the infamous May 9, 2001, "$25,000 Meeting," of which we have a picture.

(Photo of May 9 WH meeting here)

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MORE FROM RAWSTORY

Bush nominated Abramoff associate same day Abramoff visited the White House in 2001



Convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with President George W. Bush the same day President Bush nominated one of Abramoff's former colleagues to be Assistant Secretary of Labor, RAW STORY has found.

President Bush announced his intent to nominate Patrick Pizzella, who worked with Abramoff at his former lawfirm Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds, the same day Abramoff made a visit to the White House, according to Secret Service records released today.

On Mar. 6, 2001, Abramoff entered at 4:23 p.m. and left at 4:49 p.m., according to Cox News Service, which obtained the records from the government watchdog Judicial Watch today