TPMMuckraker is reporting the official word from the Justice Department: Contrary to previous quotes from unnamed "law enforcement officials" CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) didn't hang on to reports of Mark Foley's shennanigans in order to spring them right before the election.
According to Justin Rood:
At the height of the Foley scandal this summer, quotes from anonymous "law enforcement" officials surfaced in news accounts alleging that Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) had first received copies of the infamous Foley emails in April 2006, but did not turn them over to the FBI until July.
But a new report from the Justice Department's internal watchdog confirms that was not the case. In fact, "the e-mails were provided to CREW in July 2006, not April, and CREW sent them to the FBI within days of receiving them," the office of Justice Inspector General Glenn A. Fine reported
Could'a called this one in our sleep, no?
Update: CREW also has a press release up.