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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dead at 84

Original: Republican Speaker of the House # DennisHastert is dead at age 84. The prolific pedophile, who had long been rumored of

Dennis Hastert, Republican Speaker of the House from 1999 to 2007, has died at age 84. Hastert was indicted in 2015 over hush-money payments tied to sexual abuse of teenagers decades earlier while he was a high school wrestling coach, and later served a prison sentence. Critics are recalling the abuse allegations and noting that dozens of Republican lawmakers continued to back him after the indictment.

Why now: News of the death of a former Speaker with a criminal abuse conviction has prompted debate over his legacy and political support.

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• Republican Speaker of the House # DennisHastert is dead at age 84. The prolific pedophile, who had long been rumored of being a pedophile and abuser of interns while in Congress, had support of 41 Republicans, including major ones, after he was indicted in 2015. Many of the… · paul@oldfriends.live · 10

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