伊利诺伊州珀塞尔县验尸官办公室表示，前众议院议长、伊利诺伊州共和党人丹尼斯·哈斯特尔特，“由于自然原因在家中去世。“这份简短声明于周一凌晨发布在验尸官网站上。哈斯特尔特现年84岁，是美国政坛最可耻的人物之一。
The Purcell County, Illinois, Coroner’s Office says former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., "passed away at his home due to natural causes." The brief statement was posted on the coroner’s website early Monday morning. Hastert was 84 and one of the most ignominious figures to serve in American politics.
他是历史上任职时间最长的共和党议长，从1999年到2007年挥舞着木槌。但哈斯特尔特的职业生涯经历了最可耻的失宠之一，成为有史以来入狱的最高级别的美国官员。
He was the longest-serving Republican speaker in history, wielding the gavel from 1999 to 2007. But Hastert’s career featured one of the most disgraceful falls from grace, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official to ever do jail time.
莫妮卡·莱温斯基（Monica Lewinsky）回忆起丑闻后的“非常黑暗的时刻”，“数百万陌生人”的判决涉及哈斯特尔特的丑闻在他离开国会多年后出现，但可以追溯到20世纪60年代和70年代，当时他担任伊利诺伊州高中历史老师和摔跤教练。哈斯特尔特于2015年承认，早在20世纪80年代中期进入国会之前，他就曾对年仅14岁的青少年学生和运动员进行性虐待。哈斯特尔特是一个偶然的演讲者。
MONICA LEWINSKY RECALLS 'VERY DARK MOMENTS' AFTER SCANDAL, SURVIVING JUDGMENT BY 'BILLIONS OF STRANGERS' The scandal involving Hastert emerged years after he left Congress — but dates back to the 1960s and 1970s when he served as high school history teacher and wrestling coach in Illinois. Hastert admitted in 2015 that he sexually abused teenage students and athletes as young as 14 — long before he entered Congress in the mid-1980s. Hastert was an accidental speaker.
1998年底，当众议院议长金里奇（Newt Gingrich），佐治亚州共和党人，决定靠边站。金里奇备受争议。一些共和党成员对金里奇伸出了刀子，认为金里奇在推动弹劾克林顿总统方面的作用有些过分了。再加上共和党在1998年中期选举中几乎失去众议院控制权，为金里奇下台奠定了基础。
He served as chief deputy whip in the Republican hierarchy in late 1998 when House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., decided to step aside. Gingrich was controversial. Some GOP members had knives out for him and believed Gingrich overplayed his hand pushing for impeachment of President Clinton. This, coupled with Republicans nearly losing control of the House in the 1998 midterms, set the table for Gingrich to step aside.
共和党人选择了当时的众议员鲍勃·利文斯顿（Bob Livingston），路易斯安那州共和党人，拨款委员会主席，将于1999年成为议长。
Republicans tapped then-Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La., Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, to become Speaker in 1999.
但1998年底，当众议院投票弹劾克林顿时，利文斯顿与一名游说者有不当关系被曝光。在众议院投票批准与克林顿与莫妮卡·莱温斯基关系有关的两项弹劾条款的几个小时前，利文斯顿辞职，并表示他不会在新的一年竞选议长。
But in late 1998, as the House voted to impeach Clinton, it came to light that Livingston had an inappropriate relationship with a lobbyist. Hours before the House voted to approve two articles of impeachment for Clinton linked to his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, Livingston stepped aside and said he would not stand for speaker in the new year.
夜幕降临时，共和党人选择后座议员哈斯特尔特担任1999年议长。
By nightfall, Republicans picked Hastert, a backbencher, to serve as speaker in 1999.
2006年底，在发现时任佛罗里达州共和党众议员马克·弗利（Mark Foley）后，哈斯特尔特因没有采取更积极的行动保护青少年众议院页面而受到批评，向页面发送了不恰当的短信。这一丑闻导致了众议院页面计划的结束，该计划可以追溯到共和国成立之初。
Hastert was criticized in late 2006 for not moving more aggressively to protect teenage House pages after it was discovered that then-Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., sent inappropriate text messages to the pages. The scandal led to the end of the House page program, which dates back to the beginning of the republic.
2006年中期选举中，民主党控制了众议院，哈斯特尔特失去了议长职位。哈斯特尔特在2007年初没有担任共和党领导职务，并于当年晚些时候辞职。
Hastert lost the speakership when Democrats seized control of the House in the 2006 midterms. Hastert did not serve in the GOP leadership in early 2007 and resigned from office later that year.
FMR DEM代表巴尼弗兰克，锋利的舌头自由开拓者和多德-弗兰克合作伙伴，哈斯特尔特经常安静，回避采访和新闻界。
FMR DEM REP BARNEY FRANK, SHARP-TONGUED LIBERAL TRAILBLAZER AND DODD-FRANK CO-AUTHOR, DIES Hastert was often quiet and shunned interviews and the press.
由于他的摔跤背景，哈斯特尔特被其他立法者称为“教练”，他经常宣称自己更像是一个“倾听者”而不是“发言者”。“但哈斯特尔特的职业生涯在2015年发生了黑暗的转折。
Known as "Coach" to fellow lawmakers because of his wrestling background, Hastert often proclaimed that he was more of a "listener" than a "speaker." But Hastert’s career took a dark turn in 2015.
美国奥运英雄南希·霍格黑德（Nancy Hogshead）在排球教练2.5亿美元的辩护诉讼被驳回后发生法律纠纷联邦银行监管机构标记了哈斯特尔特奇怪地以特殊的时间间隔提取巨额现金。银行监管机构怀疑这些交易表明有人可能正在勒索前议长。
US OLYMPIC HERO NANCY HOGSHEAD WINS LEGAL BATTLE AFTER VOLLEYBALL COACH'S $250M DEFAMATION SUIT IS DISMISSED Federal banking regulators flagged Hastert’s curious withdrawals of staggering amounts of cash at peculiar intervals. Banking regulators suspected the transactions signaled that someone may be blackmailing the former Speaker.
但这就是为什么人们发现，哈斯特尔特实际上向他在20世纪70年代虐待的一名学生的家人支付了数百万美元的封口费。
But that’s how it came to light that Hastert was actually paying millions of dollars in hush money to the family of a student he abused in the 1970s.
哈斯特尔特承认在几十年前因非法银行交易而对学生进行性虐待，称他“虐待运动员”并“利用他”。该案的法官称这位前议长为“连环儿童性骚扰者“。“哈斯特尔特因银行犯罪在明尼苏达州罗切斯特市的一家设施服刑15个月，其中13个月服刑。然而，哈斯特尔特从未因性行为而面临法律后果。
Hastert admitted to sexually abusing students decades before at his trial for illegal bank transactions, saying he "mistreated athletes" and "took advantage of him." The judge in the case called the former speaker "a serial child molester." Hastert served 13 of 15 months of his federal sentence for banking crimes at a facility in Rochester, Minn. However, Hastert never faced legal ramifications for sexual conduct.
哈斯特尔特还因“哈斯特尔特规则”而闻名。“当哈斯特尔特担任议长时，他不会提出一项立法，除非得到大多数众议院共和党人的支持。哈斯特尔特卸任后，众议院共和党人多年来继续在账单上使用这一标准。
Hastert is also known for the "Hastert Rule." When Hastert served as speaker, he would not bring a piece of legislation to the floor unless it had the support of a majority of House Republicans. House GOPers continued to use that standard for bills for many years after Hastert left office.
但在哈斯特尔特被定罪并且有关他过去的信息公开后，这个术语就不再受欢迎。
But that terminology fell out of favor after Hastert was convicted and information about his past became public.