Dennis Hastert Named In Conspiracy To Fire Patrick Fitzgerald

The name of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was added Monday to the roster of political heavyweights linked by witnesses to an alleged plan to dump Chicago's top federal prosecutor and kill a criminal investigation into a top fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

A witness at the corruption trial of Blagojevich insider Antoin "Tony" Rezko testified that Rezko told him in February 2005 about an effort under way to fire U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald and replace him with someone more compliant to be hand-picked by Hastert, then the top Republican in the House.

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Comments

[outnow]

Hastert kept lid on Foley and is connected to the Cybil Edmonds case. He bought a road to his property by using pork and then skipped out just when things were getting interesting. Not so fast Denny! let's have a full accounting of matters before you go to hog heaven.

[TexasDem0]

Another day and another crime by the BushCo crime syndicate and its GOP Congressional enablers, or are they coconspirators?

[wheelskeepturning]

Just keeps getting more interesting

[lthuedk 1]

http://www.light-to-dark.com/roves_spark_coil.html

[poco767]

Does anyone have new information on the Peter Paul Case? there was a court hearing on the 25th but i can't find anything else.

[dwillisno1]

Preliminary findings are that Peter was definitely robbed to pay Paul.

[poco767]

thanks for that, I found this.
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/04/breaking-news-hillary-clinton.php

[americanwhocares]

Funny guy!

[iPolitics]

Bigger criminal? Former Speaker Dennis Hastert or Newt Gingrich.?

[wm1066]

Good question. I think Newt has gotten away with more crime than Denny but we don't know all the facts yet.