Perhaps no other Senator has more dirty hands in both the sub-prime mess and now the bailout as well. First he lied about not knowing about placing the language in the federal stimulus that gave AIG execs big bonuses, now after being called out on it, he’s copping a plea.

“(CNN) — Senate Banking committee Chairman Christopher Dodd told CNN Wednesday that he was responsible for language added to the federal stimulus bill to make sure that already-existing contracts for bonuses at companies receiving federal bailout money were honored.

Dodd acknowledged his role in the change after a Treasury Department official told CNN the administration pushed for the language.”

But he also weaseled out his friends.

” Both Dodd and the official, who asked not to be named, said it was because administration officials were afraid the government would face numerous lawsuits without the new language.

Dodd, a Democrat, told CNN’s Dana Bash and Wolf Blitzer that Obama administration officials pushed for the language to an amendment designed to limit bonuses and “golden parachutes” at those companies.

“The administration had expressed reservations,” Dodd said. “They asked for modifications. The alternative was losing the amendment entirely.”

But wait a minute didn’t Obama say “They didn’t know anything about it until a couple of weeks ago“? Which was after the bill had been put forth.

Here’s Dodd’s denial.

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