By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration's top procurement official offered his assistance to now-disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff as his lobbying empire began to crumble, according to e-mails released Wednesday by the White House.
"Let me know if there is anything I can do to help with damage control," David Safavian, who is now under indictment, messaged Abramoff on Feb. 22, 2004.
At the time, Safavian was working at the White House Office of Management and Budget. He later became administrator of federal procurement policy at OMB.<snip>
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