Abramoff says his corrupting influence reached into the media

Abramoff said he tried to get scholars at think-tank organizations to write opinion articles for his clients and get them placed in large newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal.

“One of the things that I regret that we did was try to get our client’s stories out; we would go to writers — mainly think-tank folks — to write op-ed pieces and try to get our op-ed pieces placed to promote our side,” Abramoff said.