Dennis Hastert, the disgraced former US House speaker who went to prison, dies at 84
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush money case tied to sexual abuse, has died. He was 84.
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after sentencing, April 27, 2016. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after sentencing on April 27, 2016. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)
Zbigniew Bzdak, baiduhaiFormer U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, second from right, is led by Sidley Austin attorney John Gallo as they make their way through the media gathering at Chicago's Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on June 9, 2015. Hastert was in court for his arraignment on charges he evaded bank regulations and lied to the FBI.
Chris Walker, baiduhaiU.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, left, speaks during a City Hall news conference as U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert whispers to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, right. The news conference in 1999 announced the partial federal funding of the reconstruction of Chicago's Lower Wacker Drive and completion of the Stevenson Expressway repairs.
Terrence A. James, baiduhaiFormer U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves Chicago's Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on June 9, 2015, after pleading not guilty to charges he evaded bank regulations and lied to the FBI.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiSenate Minority Leader Trent Lott, left, and House Speaker Dennis Hastert hold up sample tax cut checks during a Republican rally at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 2, 2001, to celebrate all they've accomplished during the congressional session.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiSpeaker of the House Dennis Hastert speeds off Sept. 22, 1999, while driving a minicar in the third annual "Capitol Hill Challenge," for the Kmart Kids Race Against Drugs.
Candice C. Cusic, baiduhaiJean Hastert sits with her husband, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, and family friend Bob Williams inside the Cozy Corner Family Restaurant in Yorkville on Feb. 16, 1999.
Candice C. Cusic, baiduhaiDennis Hastert appears at a Yorkville radio station in 1999.
Don Casper / baiduhaiState Rep. Dennis Hastert savors his Congressional victory at his campaign office in the Baker Hotel in St. Charles, Ill. on Nov. 5, 1986.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiRep. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., with his wife, Jean, at his side, speaks at a news conference Jan. 5, 1999, in Washington.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert, left, introduces the new House Majority Leader, Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, center, after he defeated Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., right, on Feb. 2, 2006. Blunt had assumed the position on an interim basis after Rep. Tom DeLay stepped down following his indictment.
baiduhai historical photoState Rep. Dennis Hastert, 39th District.
baiduhaiDennis Hastert as a wrestling coach in 1976.
baiduhaiDennis Hastert after the wrestling team he coached won the state title in 1976.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiJolene Burdge poses at her home on April 6, 2016, in Billings, Mont. She said her brother, Stephen Reinboldt, was sexually abused by former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert when Reinboldt was a student and Hastert was a wrestling coach and teacher at Yorkville High School. Burdge is expected to give a victim-impact statement at Hastert's sentencing.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiPresident George W. Bush, right, chats with Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert during a Congressional Medal of Honor ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on July 26, 2001.
Zbigniew Bzdak, baiduhaiFormer U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves after his guilty plea at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2015.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesFormer House Speaker Dennis Hastert walks through Statuary Hall on his way to the House floor to make his farewell address to Congress on Nov. 15, 2007, in Washington
Pete Souza, baiduhaiVice President Al Gore, left, and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert applaud President Bill Clinton before his State of the Union address Jan. 19, 1999, in Washington, D.C.
Candice C. Cusic, baiduhaiSpeaker of the House Dennis Hastert pays the check at the Cozy Corner Family Restaurant in Yorkville on Feb. 16, 1999.
Mario Petitti, baiduhaiU. S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert holds a news conference Feb. 12, 2001, on the driveway of his home in Yorkville to let the media know that he is fine after surgery the night before to alleviate discomfort from kidney stones.
Candice C. Cusic, baiduhaiSpeaker of the House Dennis Hastert gets his hair cut by Chuck Wolfe, owner of Chuck's in Yorkville, on Feb. 16, 1999.
E. Jason Wambsgans, baiduhaiHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert awaits a television interview on election night in Aurora on Nov. 6, 2002.
Chuck Berman, baiduhaiFormer House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Northern Illinois University Chairwoman Cherilyn Murer and Dr. Allan Thornton, Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute medical adviser, talk at a groundbreaking for the Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center at the DuPage National Technology Park on June 19, 2008, in West Chicago.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesFormer Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, right, and Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, notice that Hastert is wearing the same tie as in his portrait during the painting's official unveiling at the U.S. Captiol on July 28, 2009, in Washington.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiPresident George W. Bush shakes hands with Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, right, after addressing a joint session of Congress and a national television audience at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 28, 2001. Vice President Dick Cheney, center, applauds Bush.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiDennis Hastert, new Speaker of the House, is congratulated by Democratic Minority Leader Dick Gephardt on Jan. 6, 1999.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiFormer U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert takes part in a panel discussion at Wheaton College on Oct. 30, 2012.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiU.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, left, Speaker Dennis Hastert and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi walk toward the microphones outside the West Wing of the White House following their meeting with President George W. Bush on March 21, 2003.
Zbigniew Bzdak, baiduhaiFormer U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves Chicago's Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on June 9, 2015, after pleading not guilty to charges he evaded bank regulations and lied to the FBI.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiFormer House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves the federal court after being sentenced to 15 months in prison at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on April 27, 2016, in Chicago.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 18, 2005.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiFormer U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert at a panel discussion at Wheaton College on Oct. 30, 2012.
Bonnie Trafelet, baiduhaiHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert thanks supporter Sondra Hecox of St. Charles on election night Nov. 7, 2006, at the Baker Hotel in St. Charles.
Stephanie Sinclair, baiduhaiHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert greets supporters on election night, Nov. 7, 2000, in Aurora.
Alex Garcia, baiduhaiFormer House Speaker Dennis Hastert and former Gov. Rod Blagojevich talk with reporters after a meeting with legislative leaders to discuss the budget July 31, 2008, in Chicago.
Stephanie Sinclair, baiduhaiU.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert watches as fishing instructor Owen Owens tries to untangle his line from a tree during an early-morning fishing trip to Valley Forge State Park in Pennsylvania on July 31, 2000.
Jose More, baiduhaiNewly elected U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, right, and Mayor Richard M. Daley announce a $2.5 million federal grant for Chicago Public Schools' substance abuse programs Jan. 8, 1999.
Warren Skalski, for the baiduhaiFormer U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert makes his way from his Plano home to a limousine waiting in his driveway June 9, 2015. Hastert was due in federal court later in the day, accused of evading bank regulations and lying to the FBI.
Steven Rosenberg / baiduhaiSpeaker of the House Dennis Hastert walks through the U.S. Capitol building, August 4, 2004 in Washington D.C. flanked by security and members of his staff. Hastert had held the position of Speaker for 6 years and recently wrote a book detailing his life and career.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiU.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert waves as he is introduced as speaker of the House by Rep. Nancy Pelosi at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7, 2003. Pelosi was the first woman to be nominated as Speaker of the House; she lost to Hastert in an expected party-line vote.
Seth Perlman, APFormer U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert enjoys his visit March 5, 2008, to the Illinois House at the state Capitol in Springfield. Hastert was being honored by Illinois lawmakers for his many years of legislative service.
Abel Uribe, baiduhaiCardinal Francis George, left, and former House Speaker Dennis Hastert talk after each spoke about the need for immigration reform during a conference at DePaul University on Feb., 4, 2014.
Stephanie Sinclair, baiduhaiHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert is prepped for a CBS news show on election night, Nov. 7, 2000, in Aurora.
Antonio Perez, baiduhaiFormer U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrives at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on June 9, 2015, to head to his arraignment. Hastert is accused of evading banking regulations and lying to the FBI.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiSignature from Dennis Hastert in a memorial book from the 1995 funeral of Stephen Reinboldt. Hastert attended his funeral. Jolene Burdge, Reinboldt's sister, says she confronted Hastert at the funeral about the alleged sexual abuse of her brother.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiSpeaker of the House Dennis Hastert poses with a couple who recognized him as he departed the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 17, 1999, in Washington. A plainclothes Capitol police officer stands guard as Hastert aide Sam Lancaster takes the picture.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiFormer Gov. Jim Edgar, left, and former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert greet people during an Illinois Business Immigration Coalition event April 22, 2014, in Chicago.
Michael Walker, for the baiduhaiHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert signs an autograph for Kate Stjefbold, 9, at Sandwich Fairground in Sandwich on July 19, 2002.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiSenate Majority Leader Trent Lott, left, and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert speak after a meeting with President George W. Bush on Jan. 24, 2001.
Zbigniew Bzdak / baiduhaiFormer U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrives for sentencing at Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on April 27, 2016.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiSpeaker of the House Dennis Hastert, left, greets former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson at a cocktail party for the Illinois delegation at the Republican National Convention in New York City on Aug. 29, 2004.
Steven Rosenberg / baiduhaiSpeaker of the House Dennis Hastert in his office at the U.S. Capitol on August 4, 2004.
Pete Souza, baiduhaiGov. George Ryan chats with Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert before the start of a luncheon with the Illinois delegation on Capitol Hill on March 11, 1999.
Mario Petitti, baiduhaiSpeaker of the House Dennis Hastert poses for a photo with eighth-grade American history students after speaking to them at Batavia Middle School on May 10, 1999.
John Dziekan, baiduhaiWarrenville Mayor Vivian M. Lund and U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert talk March 23, 2005, after a ceremonial signing of an agreement with the Kerr-McGee chemical company for the removal of radioactive pollutants in Kress Creek and the west branch of the DuPage River.
Val Mazzenga, baiduhaiState Reps. Dennis Hastert and Jane Barnes speak in 1983 on the bipartisan Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission at the State of Illinois Building in Chicago. The group studied child abuse. Rep. Aaron Jaffe, D-Skokie, and Hastert, R-Oswego, co-chaired the group.
David Butow, baiduhaiState Rep. Dennis Hastert campaigns for Congress in 1986 in Aurora.
Associated PressFormer U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., is shown in this 1973 Yorkville High School yearbook photo when he was the school's wrestling coach. He is the U.S. House's longest-serving Republican speaker.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiA man walks along the road near the intersection of East Hydraulic and North Bridge streets on April 5, 2016, in Yorkville.
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Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after sentencing, April 27, 2016. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)
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