But I have felt and still feel that he has been lying about this from the moment the news broke!
Aide Says He Reported Foley 3 Years Ago
A senior congressional aide said Wednesday he told House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s office about worrisome conduct by his former boss, Rep. Mark Foley, toward teenage pages more than three years ago, long before officials have acknowledged becoming aware of the issue.
Kirk Fordham made his comments to The Associated Press in an interview as a Kentucky Republican canceled a campaign fundraising event with Hastert. Rep. Ron Lewis said he wants to know the facts behind a scandal that has roiled Republicans since last week.
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Fordham said he was serving as Foley’s chief of staff when he was told about the lawmaker’s inappropriate behavior toward pages more than three years ago. He said he had “more than one conversation with senior staff at the highest level of the House of Representatives asking them to intervene” at the time.
Fordham declined to identify the officials in Hastert’s office he spoke with.
Two members of the GOP leadership say they told Hastert this past spring they had heard Foley had sent overly friendly e-mails to a page. Hastert said over the weekend he does not recall those conversations, but has not disputed they took place.
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Again I say, Hastert needs to resign FROM CONGRESS.
And more dirt is coming. Mr. Fordham says:
He said he would fully disclose to the FBI and the House ethics committee “any and all meetings and phone calls” regarding Foley’s behavior that he had with senior staffers in the House leadership.
I think this could get uglier and even more people in Congress will be called out, for their actions and/or attempted cover-ups.
