Hundreds Of Abramoff's WH Emails To Be Made Public.

Source: Bloomberg

The truth will set you free--a famous verse from the Bible and now calling card of the Bush administration.

Over 200 emails are set to be released via the corruption federal court case of former White House official David Safavian showing explicit communications between the Bush White House and convicted felon and former mega-lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

The U.S. government's probe of influence peddling linked to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, based largely on a trail of e-mails, gets its first courtroom test this week in the case of former White House official David Safavian.

Safavian, 38, goes on trial in a Washington courtroom on charges he concealed Abramoff's interest in government business when seeking permission to accept airfare for a Scotland golf trip from the lobbyist in 2002. Safavian is also accused of obstructing inquiries into the matter. He pleaded not guilty.

Almost immediately after taking the GSA post, Safavian started receiving e-mails from Abramoff about government properties such as the Old Post Office building in Washington, according to government documents. Sprinkled throughout Abramoff's requests to Safavian for inside information were offers for tickets to sports events, meals at Abramoff's Signatures restaurant and talk about planning racquetball games.

At the heart of the government's case is an e-mail Safavian sent to the GSA ethics office in 2002 asking whether he could accept airfare for the golf trip. He identified Abramoff as a friend and lobbyist "but one that has no business before GSA (he does all of his work on Capitol Hill)."

I wonder how they will try to spin and lie about this situation. Two-hundred-plus livid examples of why the Bush administration is one of the most corrupt, untruthful administrations in most recent history.

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