Q&A: The latest developments in the Dennis Hastert case - Washington Post

FILE - In this June 9, 2015 file photo, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrives at the federal courthouse in Chicago. Hastert is scheduled to step before a federal judge Wednesday Oct. 28, 2015 to change his plea to guilty in a hush-money case that alleges he agreed to pay someone $3.5 million to hide claims of past misconduct by the Illinois Republican. The hearing in Chicago will be Hastert’s first court appearance since June, when he pleaded not guilty to violating banking law and lying to FBI investigators. His change of plea is part of a deal with prosecutors. (Paul Beaty, File/Associated Press)

CHICAGO — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is scheduled to step before a federal judge Wednesday to change his plea to guilty in a hush-money case that alleges he agreed to pay someone $3.5 million to hide claims of past misconduct by the Illinois Republican.

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