Dershowitz on Hastert Indictment: 'This Case Just Smells'

A federal indictment of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert for forking over $3.5million in hush money, reportedly to keep someone quiet about past sexual misconduct, "puts the government in the position of essentially being part of the blackmail," Alan Dershowitz tells Newsmax TV.

In an interview with "Newsmax Prime" host J.D. Hayworth, the noted lawyer and author of "Terror Tunnels: The Case For Israel's Just War Against Hamas," calls the former Republican lawmaker "a victim if the story is true of extortion."

"This case just smells," Dershowitz said. "I'm shocked...