DeLay Leads Support to Hastert Before Sentencing

More than 40 letters in support of former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) — including one from his former congressional colleague Tom DeLay (R-TX) — were made public in advance of his sentencing on hush money charges, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Said DeLay: “We all have our flaws, but Dennis Hastert has very few. He doesn’t deserve what he is going through. I ask that you consider the man that is before you and give him leniency where you can.”