Open-Door Policy?

" Week -- what seems to be almost a Washington tradition coming around again today. Reports challenging the administration ever -- special treatment. For political donors now during the bush years most favored friends got to sleep over the White House spend time at Camp David. And pal around sometimes that the president at one point one top bush fund raiser got caught trying to. Trade access to administration officials for donations to the bush library -- Texas now the White House quickly disavowed his actions. Now report The Washington Times today raising questions about friends and supporters of President Obama. And the -- the current administration -- allegedly dishing out Jeffrey Birnbaum is managing editor. Digital media for The Washington Times and Jeff good morning to you by your report -- light on this story -- the current administration."

" Well -- were reporting that scores. -- big donors and big bottlers of donations to. Obama and the Democratic Party. Have been given special access to the White House. Two White House related events town hall meetings. Celebrations of various kinds. The kind of donor maintenance program. That you just described that went on during the bush years and also also famously I guess in the Clinton Years as well. That's something we're used to in Washington but we we're not really expecting the Obama White House to. Follow through on because he. While admitting that he. Was so sullied by money and as all politicians are that he was going to try to clean it up that's what he said. When he was running for president it turns out that he and the Democratic National Committee. Are doing some of the same sorts of things that we've got."

" Used to here in Washington -- what you're reporting is that some pledges if you donate about 30000 dollars you're reporting here. Would. That was in exchange sorry ahead of the mid term elections got it or to bundle 300000. Dollars in contributions were. That the information here is anyway that's the DNC would be allowed to gain access either to the White House or -- or the president now the White House is saying this about. This is Dan -- US communications director contributing. Does not guarantee a ticket to the White House nor does -- contributor from visiting. We also get this many that people mention in this story have been friends and associates of the obamas for decades. It's no surprise that some who contributed have visited. The White House as have grassroots organizers who did not contribute financial support and people who actively oppose the president's. Candidacy that's their comeback Jeff to that you --"

" Well they're they're two separate things going on here. The 33400. Dollar donation or the 300000 dollars collected or bundled. That is from the democratic. National committee that's in that they -- that people who do those things. Would. And get briefings from White House officials that's according to the DNC's own documents in the White House does not dispute that. The White House is saying. That some of these big donors and bottlers to the Democratic Party and to. President Obama. Some of those are actually well friends of the president and therefore. -- been invited to go to the White House theater or the White House complex bowling well Alley. Not just because they were big donors but also because they were longtime friends of the president. As sometimes those two things. -- are are parallel and how long those friends are friends and why their friends are often very very closely connected. To political donations and support. It is there's no doubt. That the the Obama White House was expanding the access to these sort of cool places and cool events and two donors that they were offering. Options too big -- about what foreign postings they might get. In the Obama all White House all of these things. Are not disputed by the White House what what the spokesman as saying that these people are are also sometimes. Friends of the president and we don't dispute that either. -- thank you the story broke this morning The Washington Times and we'll see where this goes thank you Jeffrey Birnbaum."