The Government Affairs Committee will be issuing a report tomorrow detailing links between Jack Abramoff and officials in the White House.
ABCNews Link
The report from the Republican-led House Government Affairs Committee will state that Abramoff had as many as 450 contacts with the White House, and prime among his lobbying targets was former White House political director Ken Mehlman, and Bush's adviser Karl Rove.
More:
The investigation is based on a detailed examination of the billing records and the e-mails the committee received from Abramoff and his associates, which indicated far more extensive contacts than investigators were led to believe in the past between the lobbyist and both the White House and the Republican National Committee.
For more detailed info on Abramoff and his Republican cohorts (last count was 65, with Rick Santorum the latest on the list), check out dengre's diaries. With Rove and Mehlman added to the mix, I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more names - and a lot more damning evidence - being brought to the fore.
This diary is more of a "heads-up" than a true diary. Hopefully once the report comes out tomorrow, someone will post a substantial diary detailing the contents.
Roll Call link with thanks to AlyoshaKaramazov
ayawisgi's diary on this story
UPDATE: NY Times article
Tons of stuff here:
After that game, Mr. Abramoff described Mr. Rove in an e-mail message to a colleague: "He's a great guy. Told me anytime we need something just let him know through Susan." The message was referring to Susan Ralson (sic), Mr. Abramoff's former secretary, who joined the White House in February 2001 as Mr. Rove's executive assistant.
Ms. Ralston, who did not return phone calls seeking comment Thursday, was lobbied scores of times by Mr. Abramoff and his partners, the report found, and was instrumental in passing messages between Mr. Abramoff and senior officials at the White House, including Mr. Rove and Ken Mehlman.
Much more at the link.