former GOP House speaker to plead guilty to financial misconduct

Former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert will plead guilty in a case tied to hush-money, his lawyer has said.

The 73-year-old evangelical Christian is charged with lying and breaking financial laws in an attempt to pay $3.5 million (£2.3 million) to cover up "misconduct".

The FBI said Mr Hastert broke federal banking laws by withdrawing hundreds of thousands of dollars at once.


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