The attorney for former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert says the former lawmaker been hospitalized for the past six weeks after suffering a stroke and a case of sepsis. Attorney Thomas Green says Hastert has also had two surgeries performed on his back and should be released from the hospital early next year.
It's not clear if his hospital stay will mean a delay in Hastert's February 29 sentencing date for bank law violations in connection with hush money payments to hide long-past sexual misconduct with students.