Last month, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) was indicted on charges of lying to the FBI and allegedly concealing millions in bank withdrawals to be paid out as hush money to cover up an alleged sexual abuse scandal. Soon after, an Illinois woman came forward claiming that Hastert sexually abused her brother while he served as equipment manager under Coach Hastert on Yorkville High School's wrestling team in 1970.
But in an interview on The John Gambling Show, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), who served under Hastert, steadfastly denied any wrongdoing on Hastert's part.
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