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The page who took down the GOP

The page who took down the GOP

Update: 2021-01-31
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In 2006, a young man holding no political office brought down a 180+ years program and reshaped Congress forever. Scott Bland talks to POLITICO magazine reporter Zack Stanton, a former House page who leaked transcripts of sexual messages that former Congressman Mark Foley sent to teen pages... which resulted in his resignation and torpedoed the Republican hold on power for years.

Scott Bland is a politics editor at POLITICO.
Zack Stanton is an editor at POLITICO magazine. 
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

Read the full POLITICO Magazine article here: 
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/11/the-page-who-took-down-the-gop-mark-foley-dennis-hastert-213378


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The page who took down the GOP

The page who took down the GOP

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