Hastert May Sue ABC
With the growing investigations of various Republican members of Congress, including Hastert's colleague, Tom DeLay, who as Majority Leader shared leadership responsibilities with Hastert, it is not particularly surprising that Hastert's name should be mentioned, at least in passing, in the widening investigation that over the last year has included now convicted Jack Abramoff, convicted Randy Cunningham, and various members of Congress who one way or the other have had affiliations with the scandal figures that must be clarified and explained. ABC News carries the news of Hastert's threats against them:
Forget the lawyers for a moment. Don't Americans have a right to know why so much crookedness was taking place right under House Speaker Dennis Hastert's nose? Shouldn't he be runninng a clean House? And why have House Republicans left him in power?
Hastert's lack of interest in House ethics and interest in how the scandals are damaging the House seems puzzling. Perhaps, instead of rushing bills through Congress and giving everybody else little time to read the provisions of complex legislation, Hastert should take things slower and let the public see the bills for a week before a vote takes place. That way, the public, the Democrats and various experts can take the proper time to help Hastert find those suspicious provisions that manage to mysteriously find their way into legislation that poor, busy Dennis Hastert is unable to see.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert might sue ABC News for libel and defamation for a news report that said he was "in the mix" in a corruption investigation, according to a letter sent by Hastert's lawyer on Thursday.
The letter from Hastert counsel J. Randolph Evans said statements in ABC's report constitute libel and defamation, and asked who could "accept service of process to remedy this intentional falsehood."
Citing anonymous law enforcement sources, ABC News reported on Wednesday that Hastert was under scrutiny in an FBI corruption investigation centered around former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Forget the lawyers for a moment. Don't Americans have a right to know why so much crookedness was taking place right under House Speaker Dennis Hastert's nose? Shouldn't he be runninng a clean House? And why have House Republicans left him in power?
Hastert's lack of interest in House ethics and interest in how the scandals are damaging the House seems puzzling. Perhaps, instead of rushing bills through Congress and giving everybody else little time to read the provisions of complex legislation, Hastert should take things slower and let the public see the bills for a week before a vote takes place. That way, the public, the Democrats and various experts can take the proper time to help Hastert find those suspicious provisions that manage to mysteriously find their way into legislation that poor, busy Dennis Hastert is unable to see.
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