DO they ever arrest and convict white collar criminals anymore?

Another of Hastert's accomplishments, and the foundation for the current Congressional dysfunction and gridlock, is the Hastert Rule:
The Hastert Rule, also known as the "majority of the majority" rule, is an informal governing principle used by Republican Speakers of the House of Representatives since the mid-1990s to maintain their speakerships and limit the power of the minority party to bring bills up for a vote on the floor of the House.

The GOP will only bring up legislation that was proposed by and can be passed with Republican votes only. So much for bipartisanship and working together.

Five Q.s

from Rupert's Chicago Sun-Times.

Here are 5 mysteries from his case:

1. Who is “Individual A?” That’s the unidentified person the indictment says made a deal with Hastert to get $3.5 million to compensate for “past misconduct” that occurred “years earlier.” The indictment emphasized that Hastert was at Yorkville High between 1965 and 1981. Over four-and-a half years, Hastert withdrew $1.7 million in cash from his bank accounts for “Individual A.”

2. Timing. Why did “Individual A” not surface until, according to the indictment, “in or about” 2010?

3. Why cash? Did “Individual A” demand the cash? Or was it Hastert who wanted a cash deal?

4. The 9-word “lie” to the FBI. Hastert is charged with lying to the FBI, with the indictment not including a transcript of the portion of the interview where the “lie” occurred. Rather, the indictment says, “in response to the agents’ question confirming whether the purpose of the withdrawals was to store cash because he did not feel safe with the banking system, as he previously indicated,” Hastert said, “Yeah…I kept the cash. That’s what I’m doing.”

5. Did “Individual A” blackmail Hastert? We don’t know.

SOURCE: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/674548/dennis-hastert-5-mysteries-criminal-case

Hastert, Foley, etc. Who knows what strings were pulled during their reign?
Illicit sex and money. It's an ugly package.

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