am off ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁trip ▁of ▁the ▁then - C ong ress man ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁Den ver ▁Post ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁TV C ▁paid ▁the ▁$ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁travel ▁bill ▁for ▁the ▁trip , ▁organized ▁by ▁Abr am off ' s ▁lo bb ying ▁firm . ▁Sch af fer ▁appeared ▁vis ibly ▁angry ▁and ▁expressed ▁dis g ust ▁with ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Post ' s ▁reporting , ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁were ▁fiction ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁individuals ▁in ▁the ▁report , ▁particularly ▁Jack ▁Abr am off . ▁ ▁Wik i Le aks ▁Re ve als ▁Mot ives ▁Be hind ▁Sc andal ▁Acc us ations ▁These ▁accus ations ▁against ▁Sch af fer ▁were ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁Allen ▁St ay man . ▁St ay man ▁le ve led ▁the ▁un conf ir med ▁and ▁never ▁proven ▁Sch af fer - A br am off ▁accus ations ▁at ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁organized ▁by ▁C athol ics ▁United , ▁an ▁organization ▁with ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁and ▁created ▁John ▁Pod esta ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁mobil izing ▁C athol ics ▁into ▁a ▁soci ally ▁progress ive ▁" C atholic ▁Spring ." ▁ ▁Abr am off ' s ▁lo bb ying ▁team ▁would ▁prepare ▁questions ▁and ▁" fact ual ▁backup " ▁for ▁friendly ▁law m akers . ▁Tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁for ▁con gress men ▁and ▁staff ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁key ▁tool ▁to ▁" build