Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Hastert ‘In the Mix’ of Bribery Investigation

May 24, 2006 6:24 PM
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/05/federal_officia.html

Brian Ross Reports:


The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, is under investigation by the FBI, which is seeking to determine his role in an ongoing public corruption probe into members of Congress, ABC News has learned from senior U.S. law enforcement officials.

Federal officials say the information implicating Hastert was developed from convicted lobbyists who are now cooperating with the government….

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How’s that for sending a message to old denny boy? I guess the fbi didn’t like hastert’s recent criticism. Just letting congress know the bushistas are not going to accept any criticism from anybody.

And sure I know hastert is likely as corrupt as the rest, but leaking the investigation the day after hastert criticizes the raid on jefferson’s office? That ain’t nothing but a message.

It’s going to be a nasty 5 months.

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