Speaker Under Investigation

Via Political Wire:

According to ABC News, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) is under investigation by the FBI for possible participation in an ongoing corruption case being waged against Jack Abramoff's allies on Capitol Hill. Hastert wrote a letter three years ago urging the Secretary of the Interior to disallow the construction of a casino on an Indian reservation that would have competed with casinos run by tribes represented by Abramoff.

Hastert's office shot back immediately, saying that the ABC story was untrue; that the speaker was under no investigation.

Interestingly, the New York Times front page article today was about a separate congressional investigation concerning William Jefferson (D-LA), who was videotaped stashing $100,000 in a freezer at his home. Hopefully the man with the gavel will get the same attention from newspapers all over the nation.