" when he defended Jefferson"
First: He did not defend Jefferson, bribe taking scumbag. He was concerned --- rightly or wrongly --- about the executive branch interfering with the operations of the legislative branch. There is a huge difference.
Second: I strongly suspect this was a ploy to get the issue of William Jefferson, Democrat and bribe taker, on the front page and keep it there. Hastert will shortly say, "upon reflection, it certainly appears the FBI jumped through all the hoops necessary. . . . etc"
This will leave the Dims out there complaining about the search.
Please...if he really did that...I've just lost any respect I had left for him.
If he's playing with the consititution to get political advantage..then he's lowered himself to the Bill Clinton level of politics (possibly lower).