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Doolittle Aides Subpoenaed
Just in case you'd forgotten dead-pol-walking Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA) is under federal investigation for his ties to Jack Abramoff, a reminder today:
GOP Rep. John Doolittle's chief of staff and deputy chief of staff have been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in a federal probe into ties between Doolittle, his wife and jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff.The grand jury subpoenas from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia were issued to Chief of Staff Ron Rogers and Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Blankenburg. They were announced on the House floor as Congress returned from its August recess Tuesday after the aides informed House leaders about the subpoenas, as required under House rules.
The Sacramento Bee reported back in June that the feds had contacted as many as six of Doolittle's former aides. The feds raided his Virginia home in April after he refused to plead guilty.
Abramoff may be in prison, but he's continuing to cooperate with investigators. Recently a status conference was pushed back to December, meaning that Abramoff will likely not be sentenced for his bribery conviction until 2008. Abramoff pleaded guilty way back in January, 2006, and has been cooperating with investigators since 2004. It's been quite a run, and it's not over yet.
Late Update: According to the LA Times, three of Doolittle's aides have been subpoenaed, including his Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff.
Comments (8)
dump doolittle wrote on September 4, 2007 4:05 PM:Here we go...!
Cranky wrote on September 4, 2007 4:48 PM:also called to testify, Regina Smith, and US Rept. Phil English, these names were read into the Record of the House this AM as having to go before a Grand Jury as required by House Rules
johnnydoughey wrote on September 4, 2007 4:53 PM:It would be interesting to see if the feds have asked Abramoff just how many times he visited the WH and who he met with while there. There was much discussion when the Abramoff investigation first started relating to the extent of his involvement at the higher levels. I even remember one of the photo companies which keeps track of visitors at the WH was said to have pulled their pictures of Abramoff off the net when his crimes first surfaced.
Bush, at that time remarked that he couldn't remember Abramoff... if I'm not mistaken...
Anonymous wrote on September 4, 2007 4:55 PM:Interesting how subpeanos are A-OK when the Executive Branch issues them to members of Congress and their staff but not vice versa.
Powkat wrote on September 4, 2007 7:09 PM:To quote the great Freddy Mercury, 'and another one bites the dust.'
Largo wrote on September 4, 2007 11:01 PM:Doolittle. Dood a lot in terms of screwing his country sideways. Belongs in prison
Anonymous wrote on September 5, 2007 5:15 AM:Is he another toe tapping Senator? He sets off y gaydar.
Mauimom wrote on September 5, 2007 10:58 AM:Who've the Dems got to run against him in 2008?