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Marcy Wheeler was kind enough to forward to me the latest DoJ Griles docs, which I'd missed with all of the past weeks excitement/travel. In it, I found this doosy:

Thereafter, in an e-mail dated September 24, 2002, Abramoff made the following request of defendant Griles through Federici:

The Chief of the Cherokees is meeting with Steve Griles tomorrow afternoon. This is the one I have talked to about representation and giving to CREA. If Steve could mention both your name and mine to him it would be a big help. He can just say "we have mutual friends" or something if that is possible. It would really help. Thanks so much!!!

Federici's response: "I will remind him about that and I'm sure he'd love to mention your help. I will let you know when we talk." Defendant' Griles' DOl calendar documents his September 25, 2002 meeting with the Chief of the Cherokee Tribe of Oklahoma.

This document had been previously released, HOWEVER, the identity of the client, Chad Smith, Prinicipal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, was not released. Smith has argued all along that he had nothing to do with Abramoff personally, that it was all "corporate" Cherokee Nation Enterprises who met and worked with Team Abramoff.