Interview · moment 7 of 17
Hoover, Hastert, and Blackmail of Politicians
from Sex Slaves and Assassins (with Nick Bryant) · #17
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4 minGuest
Bryant details J. Edgar Hoover blackmailing JFK over affairs to force Lyndon Johnson onto the ticket, and how Dennis Hastert's decades of abuse were known by Turkish and U.S. governments and used as leverage.
- 18:04J. Edgar Hoover was gay and possibly a crossdresser who blackmailed powerful people, including JFK.
- 18:22Kennedy's secretary claims he was blackmailed into putting Lyndon Johnson on the 1960 ticket, altering history.
- 18:39Kennedy had multiple affairs while in the White House, giving Hoover leverage against him.
- 19:03Whistleblowers from the NSA and FBI have said their agencies collected blackmail material on powerful politicians.
- 19:14FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds discussed Dennis Hastert, who was exposed as a child molester while Speaker of the House.
- 19:27The Turkish government knew about Hastert's illicit acts while he was Speaker, and so did the U.S. government.
- 20:20Hastert's child abuse of underage boys spanned decades and continued in Washington with no consequences until much later.
- 20:40Tim theorizes Hastert was blackmailed and used as a tool before eventually being exposed.
- 21:25Hastert made significant money from Turkish government lobbying, and Tim speculates he got too greedy or became a political example.
J. Edgar HooverDennis HastertJohn F. KennedySibel EdmondsLyndon JohnsonTurkish government