Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84
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Dennis Hastert, the disgraced former House speaker who later went to prison, has died. He was 84. Hastert represented Illinois in Congress for two decades. As the longest-serving Republican House speaker, he was essential in advancing then-President George W. Bush's legislative agenda. In 2016, after leaving office, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to evading banking regulations related to hush money payments. Prosecutors said Hastert had sexually abused teen athletes while coaching high school wrestling decades earlier. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.
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