Speaker of the House Denny Hastert, along with Republican Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Tom Reynolds, could face criminal charges over ex-Congressman Mark Foley’s sexually explicit discussions with underage Congressional pages.
It’s a crime — whether formally found to be obstruction of justice, or some other type of criminal behavior — to knowingly fail to report criminal behavior, after all.
So, if Foley is convicted, or pleas out — even to deferred adjudication — lawyering up for Hastert, Reynolds, et al, won’t just be for failure of ethics reason.
Showing posts with label Hastert (Denny). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hastert (Denny). Show all posts
October 04, 2006
The offensiveness of Denny Hastert
On Rush Limbaugh’s show, Hastert claimed Democrats were ramping up the Foley affair because
they were soft on terrorism. I hope a USA Today poll is right that Hastert has just 24-48 hours left to save his job, and he fails, and drags a lot of people down with him.
But, Democrats and Republicans need to combine to do more to reform the page system.
they were soft on terrorism. I hope a USA Today poll is right that Hastert has just 24-48 hours left to save his job, and he fails, and drags a lot of people down with him.
But, Democrats and Republicans need to combine to do more to reform the page system.
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