Quotes by Jack Abramoff

“This is a disaster in the making, ... This is the casino we discussed with Steve and he said that it would not happen. It seems to be happening! The way to stop it is for Interior to say they are not satisfied with the environmental impact report. Can you get him to stop this one asap? They are moving fast. Thanks Italia. This is a direct assault on our guys, Saginaw Chippewa.”

“has no knowledge of the facts of the murder.”

“You cant beat somebody with nobody.”

“Had I known these facts about Kidan, I would never have signed”

“Tony would say to members, Oh, youre getting phone calls on this? I better go tell the whip. Lou Sheldon sending a letter is not going to do anything unless you have somebody on the inside. Tony exaggerated to leadership how backing the bill could hurt those members,”

“Any ideas on how we can make sure she does not get it? Can you ping Karl on this?”

“I dont want to bother you guys with a meeting request, so I was hoping you could pass on to Karl that Interior is about to approve a gaming compact and land in trust for a tribe which is an anathema to all our supporters down there.”

“one of my closest friends.”

“This cannot be shared with anyone not on this distribution list,”

“Good news. I think she (Norton) knows Grover,”

I did this within a philosophical framework, and a moral and legal framework. And I have been turned into a cartoon of the greatest villain in the history of lobbying.

Well, I think the great tragedy in American politics is what is legal, not what is illegal.