During his first court appearance since he was indicted last month, Hastert's defense attorney entered the pleas on Hastert's behalf. He also waived the reading of the indictment.

Former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert makes his first appearance in court Tuesday following a federal indictment. The hush money scandal is making waves in the political world.

An indictment against Dennis Hastert says federal authorities began investigating his bank withdrawals in 2013.  It says he agreed to pay $3.5 million to an unidentified person to hide "prior misconduct'' against that person.