Dennis Hastert...do we have a Sandusky Scandal?

[muldoon]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/former-us-speaker-of-the-house-dennis-hastert-indicted?utm_term=.aclYLppLA7#.dvo67wRjWB

Then again. "Misconduct" can mean a lot of things.

3.5 million payoff to the victim though.

[Shafted69]

busted by the law he helped to pass............the Patriot Act

[brooks85]

first the duggars and now this, man you are just point with molestation

[jtoler]

Has to be some pretty sick stuff that'd he'd cough up 3.5 mil. A regular foxcatcher I see.

[jtoler]

The rumors that came out about Hastert in 2006 during Mark Foley's scandal are indeed true it seems. The smokescreen marriage back in '73 was not enough to curb the urges he had for cherry red young bottoms.

[Shafted69]

allegations of trying to cover up sexual abuse of former student according to the FBI

[scumbag]

i'd bet sandusky was a republican too.

[Flashmo]

i'd bet sandusky was a republican too.

wrong

[itchypickle]

The irony is he paid the hush money...and it still comes out from this way of him lying to the FBI. So he lost the $3.5 Mil AND is outed as a pervert

[DwightShrute]

i'd bet sandusky was a republican too.

I'd bet you are a republican too

[ericc]

i'd bet sandusky was a republican too.

i'd bet Hitler was a scumbag too.

[muldoon]

The irony is he paid the hush money...and it still comes out from this way of him lying to the FBI. So he lost the $3.5 Mil AND is outed as a pervert

Unless he (Hastert) is a sociopath, he had live life absolutely hoping he could run out the clock before this caught up with him

[jtoler]

It's funny that portions of the Patriot Act expire tomorrow. No coincidence.

[Snowball]

http://aanirfan.blogspot.com/

[muldoon]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/05/29/if-i-understand-the-history-correctly/

By Orin Kerr May 29 at 7:57 PM
If I understand the history correctly, in the late 1990s, the President was impeached for lying about a sexual affair by a House of Representatives led by a man who was also then hiding a sexual affair, who was supposed to be replaced by another Congressman who stepped down when forced to reveal that he too was having a sexual affair, which led to the election of a new Speaker of the House who now has been indicted for lying about payments covering up his sexual contact with a boy.


Yikes.

[itchypickle]

Unless he (Hastert) is a sociopath, he had live life absolutely hoping he could run out the clock before this caught up with him

True. From the little I've seen on it appears it took place before he ran for office while still a teacher/coach...had to get the kid quiet before the campaign and career....pretty sick. I don't think there should be a limitation on child molesting sentencing....whether he's formally sentenced for that or the indictment pending...his ass needs to go away.