Feds Demand Lawmaker’s Emails
EmailAre federal investigators closing in on another lawmaker?
In the last several weeks, prosecutors working the Jack Abramoff lobbying investigation have turned up the heat on Rep. John Doolittle, R-Calif., and his aides, letting loose a sortie of subpoenas requiring them to produce testimony and records.
Today, the Politico newspaper reports prosecutors have fired another shot across Doolittle’s bow: a subpoena demanding copies of Doolittle’s old congressional e-mails.
Click here for Politico’s posting.
Doolittle has steadfastly maintained he has broken no law, and that the Justice Department’s tactics amount to "strongarm" attempts to get Doolittle "to admit to crimes I didn’t commit."
Doolittle made those comments in May, shortly after the FBI raided his Virginia home. He was forced to give up his seat on the powerful Appropriations Committee, and resigned his leadership post as Secretary of the House Republican Conference.
Among other details apparently of concern to investigators: Doolittle received over $140,000 from Abramoff and his lobbying clients, records show, and he took several official actions which benefited the disgraced superlobbyist and his clients. Investigators have reportedly already interviewed at least a half-dozen former Doolittle aides in connection with the probe.
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Posted by: Nathan | October 26, 2007, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm
corruption all over and the people with the most money do this to our country
Posted by: Gloria | October 26, 2007, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
This story makes sense, it’s a Republican isn’t it.
Posted by: kenny | October 26, 2007, 9:10 pm 9:10 pm
Whatever happened to the 5 million emails the whitehouse lost?? As an IT administrator, I can tell you that emails DO NOT get “lost” due to negligence. Especially at such a top level, there are guaranteed backups being made. It’s a coverup plain and simple. As for this… every effort to root out corruption in our government is a good effort.
Posted by: Jeff | October 27, 2007, 6:02 am 6:02 am
Why should ABC waste it’s time and money doing it’s own investigations when they can steal the story from another source… It has to be true, it’s on the internet…. and we all know the reporters donât lie or tell half-truths hehehehe…. what a waste of web space…..
Posted by: FidoNY | October 27, 2007, 10:57 am 10:57 am
What’s that? The sound of another Republican domino falling?
Posted by: bobby stickers | October 29, 2007, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm