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Hastert's, quote, prior misconduct. it doesn't say what the misconduct was. it does say the individual knew hastert most of his life. and was a resident of the former town where hastert was a coach and teacher for years. as well as using the cash to cover up past misconduct and in december last year hastert told the fbi that the withdrawals were because he did not trust the bank system. the government alleges that was the false statement. it's just a stunning turn for this former republican leader who was house speaker from 1999 until he stepped down in 2007. >> it is a stunning turn. and a lo...

Corner. they're more afraid of going to jail for doing their jobs properly than they are of getting shot on duty. that is a really big problem. >> it's a really big problem that they're framing. i'm not sure that it's accurate. i'm not even sure if they believe it. police unions all around the country say this. whenever a police officer is brought in for misconduct, they always say, oh, my god, if you charge us the world is going to fall the sky is going to fall. police are going to be afraid to do their jobs. it's a way of intimidateing the public from going after officers who break the law a...

Start with what joe's reportering. the feds say he was paying off a subject to compensate for and conceal past misconduct and they're citing this time, they're saying it happened during the time he was a high school teacher and a coach in illinois. they say it was material to the case. what does all this suggest, then? >> it's a strangely worded indictment. usually prosecutors are very specific in these indictments. but here they're saying well, he was a coach in high school when it happened. well he was a wrestling coach in high school when it happened. and hush money is being paid to somebod...