Part One: Dennis Hastert: The Longest-Serving Republican Speaker of the House

Nov 3, 2026 · 49m

Robert tells Miles Gray the tangled story of Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House, pioneer of congressional corruption, and pedophile. Sources: Prosecutors detail sex abuse allegations against Dennis Hastert | PBS News Weekend Dennis Hastert Dies at 84: Timeline of Scandals, Controversies and Criminal Conviction - Newsweek Uncovering the Dennis Hastert cover-up | Bloom Fudali Former Speaker Dennis Hastert indicted - POLITICO Hastert returns to his humble beginnings after historic career -- Daily Herald Washingtonpost.com: Plain-Talking Hastert Poised to Be Speaker House Speaker Dennis Hastert Can Win Friends, But Can He Influence People? - Page 9 - tribunedigital-chicagotribune Biography of Speaker J. Dennis Hastert | Dickstein Shapiro

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