CHUTZPAH: Dennis Hastert Countersues Assault Victim to Pay Back Hush Money.

Imprisoned former House Speaker Dennis Hastert wants one of his sexual-abuse victims to return the $1.7 million in hush money the Illinois Republican paid him over several years, according to a court filing this week in a civil case.

The document is a counter claim to the victim’s breach-of-contract lawsuit that he filed last year, arguing that Mr. Hastert owed him $1.8 million, what he said was the unpaid balance of an unwritten $3.5 million hush-money deal.

If I’m understanding this correctly, Hastert wants his hush money back because his victim didn’t stay hushed, while his un-hushed victim wants the other half of the hush money.