The Daily Background

If Joe Lieberman, who lost his Connecticut Senate Primary fair and square gets to have a do-over, then so should convicted felon David Safavian. And that’s exactly what he wants. Safavian, formerly the chief White House procurement officer, was found guilty of being under the corrupt hands of convicted Republican mega-lobbyist Jack Abramoff back in late June. AP writes:

A former Bush administration official convicted of hiding details of his relationship with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has asked for a new trial.

A lawyer for David Safavian, former chief of staff of the General Services Administration, argued in court papers that e-mails between Abramoff and Safavian were improperly admitted at trial.

In the e-mails, Abramoff and Safavian exchanged information about two pieces of GSA-controlled property that Abramoff wanted for himself or his lobbying clients. Many of the e-mails were written around the time that Safavian accepted a week long trans-Atlantic golfing trip from Abramoff.

Aw, poor guy got incriminated by stuff that nobody should have been allowed to see. It’s unknown whether or not he will get to have a Liebermanesque do-over, but if he does it will be uphill going.

Filed under: Abramoff Scandal, Z-TDB Blog