What Does This Mysterious CSPAN Call to Dennis Hastert Mean
, A C-SPAN caller's mysterious question to Dennis Hastert last year has taken on a new meaning in light of recent allegations that the former House Speaker illegally paid 3.5 million in hush money to an unidentified resident of Yorkville. The call was placed during a 2014 interview on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal.", "Hello, Denny," said the caller, who identified himself as Bruce. "Do you remember me from Yorkville?", The caller then laughs and hangs up the phone, and the interview moves on without further comment. Footage of the call garnered newfound attention after a federal grand jury indicted Hastert on Thursday for allegedly paying an acquaintance in his hometown of Yorkville hush money over "prior misconduct.",