I almost forgot. W says his brother would be a great president.
Cox Newspapers
Abramoff’s White House visits
By Ken Herman | Wednesday, May 10, 2006, 03:54 PM
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.
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. Bush delivered a State of the Union address on Jan. 20, 2004.
The records were sought by Judicial Watch, a public interest group curious about Abramoff’s White House connections. A federal judge ordered the records released.
Judicial Watch noted today that Secret Service records it procured while President Clinton was in office also showed “visitee” and room number, information not on the records released today.
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(UPDATE: Washington Post reports Abramoff visited with Karl Rove on March 6, 2001 ’seeking to place two allies in agency jobs’)
Convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff went to the White House on 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 (Article).
A White House press release shows that Bush nominated Patrick Pizzella the very same day.
The RAW STORY article here.