Dennis Hastert Tells Friends: I am a victim, too

[Stuart G]

Source: CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) —
Jay Levine, May 29, 2015 4:12 PM

That is the word former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is using to describe himself, one day after he was indicted on charges that he illegally attempted to conceal bank withdrawals. That cash used to pay hush money to a former student–a male who was sexually abused by Hastert when he was a high school teacher and coach, according to federal sources.

CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports, Hastert was neither been seen or heard from publicly on Friday, but he has told close friends that he was sorry people had to go though this ordeal.

“I am a victim, too,” Hastert told them.

Hastert’s first words to associates were in response to charges of illegally withdrawing money to pay $3.5 million in hush money to a man to compensate and conceal prior misconduct. Hastert had actually paid the man $1.7 million, according to the indictment.


Read more: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/05/29/dennis-hastert-to-friends-i-am-a-victim-too/

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You know, you just can't make this up. According to CBS Chicago's, Jay Levine, Hastert thinks he is a "victim too"

[shenmue]

1. Except he's not

[murielm99]

2. I went to a Democratic dinner tonight.

Everyone was loving Hastert's downfall. I did not hear any jokes about sexual abuse, but we are glad to see Hastert's indictment.

[MADem]

3. Here is a very short film which offers an appropriate reaction to Mr. Hastert's assertions.

[awoke_in_2003]

18. DUzy. nt

[freshwest]

19. Nice! I'd've given him the little finger. Ya know, when you don't care enough to send the very best:

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. Yeah, yeah, yeah,...the kids who murdered their parents are now orphans too.

[irisblue]

5. ::sigh::

ass.

[NCjack]

6. I hope he explains in open court the statement "I am a victim, too". nt

[Skittles]

7. repukes are always the victims, aren't they?

"personal responsibility" is for Democrats / brown people

[frylock]

8. of course he is

[UpInArms]

9. of course he is

a "victim" of being one of the most intellectually lazy pieces of spittle blowing bullshit on the planet.

Perhaps he can be "victimized" in an institutional setting in a corporately run prison.

[SoapBox]

10. Ugh...not that tired old line.

Ass hardly begins to describe him.

[calimary]

17. It's ridiculously tiresome, isn't it, SoapBox!

SHEESH!!! That's what they all say.

What a complete CROCK!

[silvershadow]

11. He is the victim in the second instance, but only of himself. In the first instance, an innocent

young man appears to be the real victim, and if that man later cashed in, I don't blame him a bit.

[Solly Mack]

12. Being "hoisted with your own petard" doesn't make you a victim.

Not even when it stems from multiple petards. (His politics, his beliefs, his voting record etc..)

[lobodons]

13. Rapist claims to be victim

So says a rapist

[Socal31]

14. Two heart-beats from the Presidency at one point.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

15. Mike Huckleberry to the resuce!

Wherever there is a sick practitioner of the conservative lifestyle, you can count on the "Family Values" former Arkansas governor to defend these poor widdle rightwing pedophiles from lib'rul persecution!

[silvershadow]

16. Come to think of it, we don't know yet if it was a young family member. I apologize

for rushing to judgement.

[AngryAmish]

21. a rape joke. Fantastic.

[durablend]

22. He just needs to go to Sunday services

Pray to Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezus and all will be forgiven. Just ask the Duggars!

[deutsey]

23. Ah, good ol' Republican personal responsibility

[marble falls]

24. Is he a victim for paying blackmail or for sexually prediting on his students? If someone had ....

been blackmailing Jerry Sandusky ,would he have been a victim, too?

[Novara]

25. He must think $3.5 million buys him a lot of victimhood

I can't begin to imagine what would have been worth $3.5 million bucks to hush up. Republicans are always getting themselves in sex scandals, many of them gay sex scandals. Most of them make some insincere apology with their idiotic wives standing by their sides and they move on. What in hell could have been worth $3.5 million?

[Dustlawyer]

26. It's what perps do! BP drafted the language in their Class Settlement for the Gulf oil spill

that instituted a "V" shaped accounting curve. If the victim lost money in 2010 and then started to recover in 2011 they could be compensated. They knew some would fit the V without the losses being caused by the spill. Their lawyers explained to the judge on the record that they understood this, but it would be diminimus. Immediately after the deal was approved BP appealed this part of the agreement for those very reasons and the 5th Circuit agreed with them. They planted stories all over about being victimized by having to pay people/companies who didn't deserve the money!
The real kicker is that most businesses didn't recover in 2011, it was 2012 or later, or else they failed, in which case they got NOTHING! BP saved 10's of billions with this scam! The Plaintiff's Steering Committee appointed by the judge won't object because BP promised them $600,000,000 if the deal makes it through without being overturned.
Currently the settlement is denying 75% of the victims. For 4,000 failed business only 7 were paid, the rest denied.
This is what perps do and we tend to let them get away with it if they are rich and powerful. Hastert is no longer powerful and probably not rich enough to get off. Coupled with the enemies he probably made while in power he will be screwed. We can only hope!

[riversedge]

27. Another Republican bites the dust. GOOD

[winetourdriver]

28. It's true

You can't make this shit up! I feel for the kid of course, but I am also wondering where Hastert got all that money?

[Botany]

29. 4 words Denny

White Water and Fuck You

Denny has been paying hush money* to a person that he had sex w/when that
person was a minor but he voted to impeach Bill Clinton for a b.j..


* money Hastert got as bribes from the country of Turkey and money he got as a
result of being a lobbyist for Turkey once he left congress

[Tom Ripley]

30. A victim of what? High cholesterol?

[sarge43]

31. I just knew this would be useful

[Dont call me Shirley]

32. ...

[douggg]

33. A "victim"?

More like 'willing participant'.

[samsingh]

34. repug cowards always feel they are victims

he got caught

[rocktivity]

35. The problem, dear Denny, is that you didn't tell the FBI that YOU were a victim, too

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If you'd told them you were using the withdrawals to pay a blackmailer, you WOULDN'T be facing these charges -- and you COULD be filing criminal charges against Individual A for being a blackmailer!

Cue the official DU "Cry Me A River" String Quartet!


rocktivity

[Kyblue1]

36. How many teachers can pay millions for a coverup? Only corrupt Congressmen.

As bad as the allegations against him are, why isn't there more discussion about how a former teacher can amass such wealth by going to Congress. Public service or self service?

[Codeine]

37. Sadly, he may well have been a victim at one time.

People who commit acts of sexual assault (and that's what sex with a minor is) on minors often carry the scars of abuse themselves. This in no way absolves them of their guilt in the slightest, of course.