A settlement has been reached in a hush money lawsuit against former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) that involved decades-old allegations of sexual abuse.
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hastert s refusal to pay the man $1.8 million the outstanding balance in hush money that the Illinois Republican agreed to pay the man in 2010.
Once powerful former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hastert’s refusal to pay $1.8 million in exchange for his silence, lawyers for both men said.