Report but don't linger

I am surprised that ABC even reported this story.

Amid the chaos and confusion that engulfed New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck, a congressman used National Guard troops to check on his property and rescue his personal belongings — even while New Orleans residents were trying to get rescued from rooftops, ABC News has learned.

On Sept. 2 — five days after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast — Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., who represents New Orleans and is a senior member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, was allowed through the military blockades set up around the city to reach the Superdome, where thousands of evacuees had been taken.

ABC touched only briefly on the fact that the Justice Department and FBI are investigating Rep. Jefferson. (last few paragraphs on page 3) And they don't mention at all Operation Wrinkled Robe. (Google for a bruising look at Louisiana corruption.)