So How Many Visits Did Abramoff Make To The White House?

So there are reports that the Secret Service logs only show two visits to the White House from Jack Abramoff, and guys like Matt Drudge would love you to believe that when he runs headlines like "Logs show Abramoff made only two White House visits". He fails to note, however, something mentioned near the bottom of the article:

"At first glance, these documents seem incomplete when compared to other White House visitor logs obtained by Judicial Watch. We therefore have reason to believe there are additional details about Jack Abramoff's visits to the White House that have not been disclosed," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

Hm, inconsistencies, huh? The Raw Story already pointed this out:

The Secret Service records, however, do 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 in the Old White House Executive Office Building on May 9, 2001 -- which is not in the Secret Service logs (Article).

The Old Executive Office building is adjacent to the White House. It is possible that the Secret Service has not turned over records for buildings other than the White House proper. TIME has a photo of Bush with Abramoff here.

Abramoff also visited the White House for two Chanukah events in 2001 and 2002.

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

Wow, they release these logs, and yet we still can't learn the whole truth because someone can't put the eraser down.

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