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To: Shoot1st who wrote (243)	9/25/2000 11:09:42 AM
From: Cisco	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1719

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX MON SEPT 25, 2000 10:42:07 ET XXXXX GORE TEAM DAMAGE CONTROL BACKFIRE: AFFIDAVITS CHANGED AS EVIDENCE MOUNTED IN 'BUSH MOLE' BRAG Exclusive Gore campaign officials were trapped in a damage control backfire this weekend when a sworn affidavit signed by Gore staffer conflicted with evidence that tied the staffer to conversations about his knowledge of a mole in in the Bush campaign. Senior Gore campaign officials moved into action over the weekend after a Gore staffer was caught bragging to a friend that "everyone" at Gore headquarters knew there was a mole operating inside of rival Bush’s campaign. But damage control efforts ricocheted when a sworn affidavit signed by staffer Michael Doyne later conflicted with evidence linking Doyne directly to mole comments. Gore officials quickly executed a second affidavit amending Doyne’s original sworn statements, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. "The first affidavit was a blanket denial," said a source, "he swore he knew nothing about a mole and never made such comments to anyone. But less than an hour later, after ABC NEWS showed Doyne an e-mail he had written to a friend, bragging about a mole, a second affidavit was slapped together!" Doyne later explained that he was joking when he bragged there was a mole in the Bush campaign who "knew where Bush was going before Bush knew." Doyne made the claims before a confidential videotape of Bush preparing for the presidential debate was passed to the Gore team. FBI officials investigating the case have expressed great interest in the timing of Doyne’s comments. drudgereport.com