The Republican, who was sent to prison in 2016 in a hush-money case tied to the allegations, died over the weekend
Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican US House speaker, died over the weekend, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.
Hastert, who was speaker from 1999 until 2007, died of natural causes at his home, according to Jacquie Purcell, the Kendall county coroner.
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Publish date : 2026-10-05 14:26:00
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