Posted on 05/29/2015 11:39:54 AM PDT by Callahan
Indicted former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was paying an individual from his past to conceal sexual misconduct, two federal law enforcement officials said Friday.
One of the officials, who would not speak publicly about the federal charges in Chicago, said “Individual A,” as the person is described in Thursday’s federal indictment, was a man and that the alleged misconduct was unrelated to Hastert’s tenure in Congress. The actions date to Hastert’s time as a Yorkville, Ill., high school wrestling coach and teacher, the official said.
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Clever.
Oddly enough, I do have a reliable source myself on both Reid and Pelosi.
Frankly, I have always wondered about these people that don’t have family there and don’t appear to go home much. Power attracts those who want something and that often gets linked to sex. I just don’t like to think of perversion.
Well played my friend..
D@mn! I didn’t know that.
Bump.
I think if we knew just how morally corrupt our ‘leaders’ really are we’d be sick, physically sick. Bill Clinton is the tip of the iceberg. Remember that Belgian pedophile case that appeared to lead up through government and business leaders, but then just stopped?
Spot on.
That explains a lot about Republicans and their votes.
Way back in 2006 when he defended William Jefferson, Democrat-La, I knew that Hastert’s motivation was to protect his own ass from the FBI. And now we know why.
That event started me on the road to my eventual divorce from the GOP.
” was he blackmailed by the
GOP powers that be when he was Speaker “
That would just be the benign blackmailers.
What a crappy investment. He paid millions AND it’s all going to come out anyway. Always call the bluff of those blackmailing you, and send your own scary people to terrify them and their family.
Wanna bet Sid Blumenthal arranged this to dilute the impact of Hillary’s scandals — and that it won’t be the last.
You have a point. I cringe at some of the comments I see from time to time. I think people just don't appreciate the risks in making such reckless statements, especially when they relate to underage matters.
It's a line that REALLY should not be crossed.
They don’t let these boobs in the door in D.C. unless they are compromised. That way they can make the puppets dance.
Exactly. And how many more GOP politicians who are being blackmailed.
Yea everyone expects dems to be deviants but we conservative idiots wanna hold our losers to a higher standard and it seems they are just in the closets with the democrat dogs. I give up. JESUS needs to come now.
I’m sure it was known by some who used it as leverage to keep Hastert
doing whatever they wanted him to do.
It’s rare I give Bill Clinton credit for anything... but at least he was doing it with a female!
It’s been said it’s unclear whether the person blackmailing him will be allowed to keep the money, or if it has been confiscated by authorities, and whether that person will face criminal charges.
OK. I asked for the post to be removed, along with the link I posted. I do have my own source, though.
I thought Hastert was married...to a woman????
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