Appellate judges questioned Monday whether a judge erred in barring some testimony from the trial that convicted a former Bush administration official of lying about his relationship with Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
David Safavian, former chief of staff at the General Services Administration, was convicted last June of false statements and obstruction and sentenced to 18 months in prison in the first trial to emerge from the Abramoff scandal. Safavian, who later worked in the White House as chief federal procurement officer, is free pending the outcome of his appeal.
Safavian, former Deputy Interior Secretary Steven Griles and former Rep. Bob Ney, …
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