CHICAGO - Accuracy in Media's Cliff Kincaid reports on a lawsuit filed against the Rev. Jesse Jackson, alleging the civil rights leader was involved with Fox News contributor and Chicago attorney Tamara Holder, and forced an employee to facilitate the illicit affair. Jackson admitted in 2010 he was the father of an illegitimate child.
The accuser, Tommy R. Bennett, was Jackson’s personal travel assistant and ran the legal clinic at Jackson’s organization, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. He says he was eventually fired for protesting his treatment by Jackson and other PUSH employees and is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages.
Holder has not responded to repeated requests for comment from Accuracy in Media, but Jackson’s press representative, Lauren Love, says the allegations are false and will be proven so.
Bennett attorney Thomas V. Leverso says that Jackson and PUSH have been stonewalling a legal response for many months but that investigations and the case are moving forward. Leverso tells Accuracy in Media that witnesses have come forward to verify the allegations against Jackson.
More juicy details from the lawsuit are at Accuracy in Media. Below is Holder on a 2011 visit with Imus on Fox News Business:
