Via Roll Call: Reynolds Informed Hastert of Allegations Against Foley

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Reynolds (N.Y.) issued a statement Saturday in which he said that he had informed Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) of allegations of improper contacts between then-Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) and at least one former male page, contradicting earlier statements from Hastert.

GOP sources said Reynolds told Hastert earlier in 2024, shortly after the February GOP leadership elections. Hastert’s response to Reynolds’ warning remains unclear.

Hastert’s staff insisted Friday night that he was not told of the Foley allegations and are scrambling to respond to Reynolds’ statement.

Further, Boehner’s statements about what he told Hastert and when are at odds with each other. See here and here.

Further, Reynold’s statement raises another issue (emphasis mine):

Rodney Alexander brought to my attention the existence of e-mails between Mark Foley and a former page of Mr. [Rodney Alexander's [R-La.]. Despite the fact that I had not seen the e-mails in question, and Mr. Alexander told me that the parents didn’t want the matter pursued, I told the Speaker of the conversation Mr. Alexander had with me.

If the only issue was the one semi-weird e-mail, why would the parents even be involved?

There appears to be another shoe yet to drop as it pertains to House Leadership.

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