May 25, 2006

OK, raise your hand if you're not under investigation...
Ummmm, not so fast, Mr Hastert.

House Speaker Denny Hastert finds horse's head in his bed this morning: ABC News, citing "high-level official sources," reported that the FBI is investigating a letter Hastert wrote three years ago urging Gale Norton to block an Indian casino that was not on indicted criminal and GOP pet lobbyist Jack Abramoff's 'preferred' list.

Hastert deflected questions about the report by telling reporters to "ask the Justice Department." Asked where the report came from, the speaker shook his head and said, "Somebody leaked it."

"Despite a flat denial from the Department of Justice, federal law enforcement sources tonight said ABC News accurately reported that Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert is 'in the mix' in the FBI investigation of corruption in Congress," says ABC News chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross.

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