And a move that could keep his secrets from coming out in open court. Signaling he will plead guilty in a criminal case. Prosecutors accusing hastert of paying hush money to hide misconduct. That misconduct going back to his time as a high school teacher. Abcs chief invnvtigative cocoespondent brian ross on hasterts move, the prison time he might nowace and theamily tonight, saying, the truth is out. Reporter the decision today by 73yearold Dennis Hastert to plead guilty means there will be no trial, and none of his dark secrets will be exposed in open court. Mr. Speaker. Reporter but in exchange, the former speaker of the house, once second in line to the presidency, may spend time in prison, the first speaker ever to do so. The charges against hastert grow out of his role as a popular Illinois High School wrestling coach in the 1970s. Authorities say hastert sexually abused several teenage boys on the team, and then a few yearsrs ago, began to pay one of them more than 1 million in h
Second in line to the presidency. Now possibly headed to prison. Were talking about former speaker of the house Dennis Hastert. Hes agreed on a plea deal in a criminal hush m case linked to sexual misconduct. Brian roz has details. Reporter the decision today by 73yearold Dennis Hastert to plead guilty means there will be no trial, and none of his dark secrets will be exposed in open court. Mr. Speaker. Reporter but in exchange, the former speaker of the house, once second in line to the presidency, may spend time in prison, the first speaker ever to do so. The charges against hastert grow out of his role as a popular Illinois High School wrestling coach in the 1970s. Authorities say hastert sexually abused several teenage boys on the team, and then a few years ago, began to pay one of them more than 1 million in hush money to keep quiet. These boys were 14, 15, 16 years old. Reporter Jolene Burdge told abc news her late brother, steven reinboldt, was one of hasterts victims, something
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The four bargains you might see. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin with that dramatic fall. A bombshell decision from a man who was once one of the most powerful men in washington. Former speaker of the house Dennis Hastert. And a move that could keep his secrets from coming out in open court. Signaling he will plead guilty in a criminal case. Prosecutors accusing hastert of paying hush money to hide misconduct. That misconduct going back to his time as a high school teacher. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross on hasterts move, the prison time he might now face and the family tonight, saying, the truth is out. Reporter the decision today by 73yearold Dennis Hastert to plead guilty means there will be no trial, and none of his dark secrets will be exposed in open court. Mr. Speaker. Reporter but in exchange, the former speaker of the house, once second in line to the presidency, may spend time in to do so. The charges a