Weldon's email makes it abundantly clear that it was Commission staffers, not Commission members themselves, who were briefed on this. Weldon's email confirms that by specifically asking why those staffers did not pass that information on to the actual members of the Commission.
The problem is that some people are incorrectly reading and repeating this story as if the members of the Commission themselves were briefed, and we have no evidence of that. In other words, people are spreading some bum scoop about this that is going to create an issue where none need exist.
I used when they provided in the email to me. Call his office and give your perspective.
The accountability for this stops at the Commissioners. That's the way its supposed to work. If the staffers didn't communicate this information, then the Commissioners failed to create an environment in which this information could be aired before the Commission.
These revelations confirm my suspicion about this Commission. It also confirms why the Bush administration treated the Commision as it did. Bush offered a clarifying moment with Ashcroft b-slapping Gorelick, but the Commission did nothing.
Chickens are roosting now.