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Calif. Rep. Rohrabacher Defends Abramoff
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jan 10, 2006 11:07am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, January 10, 2006 05:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON Jan 9, 2006 — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., came to the defense of disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff on Monday, saying he's a good person who's been unjustly criticized.
"They're portraying Jack as a monster. I see him more as a good person who's done bad things and has to be punished for doing bad things," Rohrabacher, a longtime friend of Abramoff, said in a phone interview.
"I think that he obviously has done some things that are wrong and illegal and he's going to have to pay the price for it," Rohrabacher said. "I think that a lot of other things that have been characterized as corruption on the part of Abramoff are actually standard operating procedures for lobbying in Washington, D.C. arranging trips and things like that.
So I think that he's received a lot of unjust criticism."
Abramoff pleaded guilty last week to federal conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud charges. He has agreed to tell the FBI about alleged bribes to as many as 20 members of Congress and aides. |
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