Not sure how many folks saw this but tucked into last night’s McClatchy piece on Rep. Doolittle (R-CA) was this passage …
Doolittle said he had information from sources he wouldn’t name that federal agents had executed search warrants recently against two other members of Congress – a Republican and a Democrat – in raids that hadn’t become public yet. He said he thought that those raids were related to the Abramoff probe.
Important to keep in mind, of course, that Doolittle is a serial bamboozler of the most egregious sort. And perhaps he’s arguing that FBI raids are actually a new congressional fad like frisbees or the Macarena. But I’m curious whether he knows something here or just more blowing smoke.
Late Update: TPM Reader DG flags this passage from a Post piece from before the fall when Doolittle was covering DeLay’s back …
A DeLay ally, Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif.), said Republicans “are going to have to respond in kind” by filing ethics charges against key Democrats. From now on, he said in an interview, it’s a matter of “you kill my dog, I’ll kill your cat.” Doolittle said he plans to file ethics charges against a prominent Democrat but would not name the target.
Of course, Doolittle never did anything. No idea if the FBI has raided your cat’s scratch post.
