"The FBI knew of Congressman Foley's e-mails as early as July of 2006, but they did not investigate due to a request from Republican leadership and an indication that the Republicans would handle the matter themselves." -CBS News, Early Show, Oct 3 2006, rough quote -I have ordered the transcript of the show, which should be sent to me via e-mail later today. As soon as it is available, I will post the exact quote to this thread.