Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is set to face charges Tuesday
afternoon that he lied to the FBI about illegal bank withdrawals — money
he allegedly used as payoffs to keep sexual misconduct accusations
under wraps.
The 73-year-old Illinois Republican was thronged by media as he entered a federal courthouse in Chicago ahead of his scheduled arraignment, where he is expected to plead not guilty.
He'll be represented at the hearing by Thomas Green of the white-shoe firm Sidley Austin — a veteran of political scandals including Watergate and the Iran-Contra affair.
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Source: NBC News
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