Just how much of his "work" did Abramoff share with Rove?
I was reviewing old Abramoff emails today, and ran across this one, which, clearly, I didn't think much of in the past:
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"All the help the Indians are providing..."
At this point, four to five of Abramoff's tribal clients were funding Italia Federici and the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy to the tune of $500,000, with contributions CREA failed to report to the IRS. And for what was that money being used? Well, we have detailed knowledge of at least one private dinner between Interior and DoJ officials and industry leaders - industries with a direct interest in Interior's workings. Emails between Federici and Abramoff, and Abramoff and his GT colleagues, suggest this was not a one-time deal, but on-going project.
Abramoff emails from a year prior, February and March, 2001, appear to indicate that Rove was well-aware of Jack's involvement with Federici and CREA.
The first email above is from March 17, 2002, a little over a year into the Bush Administration's tenure. But in that year, Abramoff had made great inroads, and, even more critical, had, via his tribal client's money, branched out into new areas and purchased significant access into the White House and Interior and Justice departments. Was this the update he gave Rove that day?
