CNN New Day Sunday May 31, 2015 11:18:00
2013. his brother is jim dirken, the gop leader of the illinois general assembly. there is a suggestion, people raise the question of conflict of interest and saying dirken may not keep the case. the key question that people will be watching is were these two charges, lying to the fbi and structuring the withdrawal of almost $1 million to avoid bank reporting requirements, were they the result of behind the scenes plea negotiations between prosecutors and the defense? we just don't know that yet. the silence from hastert's camp has been almost deafening. if there is is not a plea deal to count...
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