Fossella and Abramoff

via CNN, on Abramoff

He also gave officials meals at his restaurant Signatures and seats in his luxury boxes at sporting events.

We know, or make that we are told that Rep. Fossella doesn't know Abramoff and that we should just take his word for it and move on. We are told that the NRCC announcement that Abramoff (and Tony Rudy) would be attending a Fossella fund raiser at Camden Yards in 2002, but that is refutted by Fossella's office. Now we find a reported campaign expenditure from 2004 that Rep. Fossella spent $356 at Abramoff's D.C. restuarant Signatures.