-Caveat Lector- http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/debatetape000928.html Tape Case Suspect FBI Eyes Bush Media Aide in Debate Tape Mystery Karen Hughes, spokeswoman for GOP presidential candidate George W. Bush, has questioned whether “someone in Washington is playing politics” with the FBI investigation of a debate preparation tape that ended up in Al Gore’s camp. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo) ABC NEWS A U S T I N, Texas, Sept. 28 — FBI agents have zeroed in on a suspect in their probe into how GOP presidential candidate George W. Bush’s secret debate prep material ended up in the hands of an adviser to his Democratic rival, Al Gore. Yvette Lozano under fire. RealVideo VIEW VIDEO javascript:PopoffWindow('/onair/popoff/000928judd_video_popoff/index.html', 'Horizontal') The suspect, Yvette Lozano, is employed by a media consulting firm that works for the Bush campaign in Austin, Texas. Lozano told ABCNEWS today that agents have fingerprinted her — for a second time — and have confiscated her office computer. Late last week, two agents questioned her and, in an exclusive interview with ABCNEWS, she says they warned her that her arrest was a possibility. “Their words were, ‘We guarantee you will not be arrested if you tell us right now who put you up to this,’” Lozano said. Video Raises Questions The agency’s suspicions were aroused by surveillance video from a post office security camera in Austin that showed Lozano mailing a package on Sept. 11. Two days later, former Rep. Tom Downey, who had been helping Gore prepare for upcoming debates, received a package — postmarked Austin — containing briefing documents and a tape of George W. Bush engaging in mock debates. Lozano insists the package she sent did not contain the video, but a pair of pants from The Gap that she was sending back for her boss, Bush media adviser Mark McKinnon. “I offered to take the lie detector test,” she told ABCNEWS. “I’ve offered my fingerprints on numerous occasions. I’ve given them multiple samples of my fingerprints. And the truth is on my side.” McKinnon said the fact he received another pair of Gap pants in exchange for the other ones, is proof Lozano is telling the truth. And the Bush campaign faults the FBI for focusing its attention on Lozano instead of casting a wider net. Bush Team, FBI Clash The Bush campaign is crying foul, accusing the Clinton administration of interfering with the inquiry. “Someone in power in Washington … has leaked erroneous information implicating a young woman who is innocent,” Bush spokeswoman Karen Hughes told reporters Tuesday. “This causes us to seriously question whether the FBI is being allowed to do its job and actually investigate or whether someone in Washington is playing politics with this investigation.” For his part, McKinnon expressed certainty that Lozano was not involved in mailing the tape. “We know that when they discover who it is that it will have no connection to the Bush campaign,” McKinnon said. “It will have some connection to the Gore campaign.” The Gore campaign has complained it is being set up to take the blame and defended the FBI. “They’re a professional law enforcement agency,” Gore spokesman Chris Lehane said. “We’re very, very comfortable having the FBI take up this investigation. For some reason, the Bush campaign does not seem to be very comfortable with the FBI.” Lozano may have fallen under suspicion because she and McKinnon have a history of helping Democrats. Lozano worked for former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, whom Bush unseated, and state Rep. Vilma Luna. McKinnon, who runs Maverick Media consulting in Austin, also worked for Richards as well as other Democrats before signing on with the Bush team. McKinnon said he gave the FBI his credit card information so agents can track the package and corroborate their story. And both McKinnon and Lozano have offered to take a lie detector test. Mole at Large? The Bush campaign also has sought to link the episode to the recent suspension of a Gore campaign staff member who bragged he knew of a “mole” on the Texas governor’s team but then retracted his initial statement after being questioned by ABCNEWS. “The Gore campaign has obviously had a problem because they have had to suspend one of their employees for boasting about the presence of a mole,” Hughes said. “I think the man ought to tell us who it is,” said Bush on Larry King Live. “I would like to know who it is.” There is no indication that the two matters are related. 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