Burns Caught Red-Handed Lying About Abramoff Scandal

CLAIM:

"Ryan Thomas, a staffer for Sen. Conrad Burns who accepted lobbyist Jack Abramoff's invitation to a 2001 Super Bowl trip, this week defended his role in working to secure a grant for one of Abramoff's tribal clients and said he only acted on other senators' requests...[Thomas said] 'In this case (Michigan) Senators (Debbie) Stabenow and (Carl) Levin had expressed interest to the subcommittee and submitted a letter of request for the Saginaw school.'"
- Billings Gazette, 12/21/05

FACT:

"According to letters released by Burns and by Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., Burns began advocating for the program more than a month before he received official requests from the Michigan delegation for the money."
- Billings Gazette, 12/17/05


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