Ron Rogers, Chief of Staff to GOP Representative John Doolittle, and Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Blankenburg, announced in writing today (pursuant to House rules) that they have been served with a subpoena to appear before a Grand Jury in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia.
Erica Werner, Associated Press writer, writes:
The grand jury subpoenas from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia were issued to Chief of Staff Ron Rogers and Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Blankenburg. They were announced on the House floor as Congress returned from its August recess Tuesday after the aides informed House leaders about the subpoenas, as required under House rules.
Doolittle stepped down from his position on the House Appropriations committee following a raid on his home in April.
[Doolittle] has numerous ties to Abramoff, including accepting campaign cash from the lobbyist and intervening on behalf of Abramoff's Indian tribe clients.
Ron Rogers is a busy guy. A May blogspot blog writes about ties between Rogers and "Move America Forward":
Rogers has been a partner in the Sacramento Republican consulting group of Russo Marsh & Rogers. He was chief deputy state treasurer from 1995 to 1998, after managing Matt Fong's successful campaign for treasurer in 1994. (More...)
Here's a little tidbit about Russo Marsh & Rogers:
In June 2004, RM+R formed the non-profit, pro-Iraq War organization called Move America Forward. Its stated aim was to "to stand up and support the brave men and women of our Armed Forces" [2]. One of its first high-profiled efforts was a campaign launched against the showing of Fahrenheit 9/11 (movie 2004) in movie theaters.
These people are SO greasy!!!