Top Dem operative brushes off latest scandal plaguing Maine Senate candidate as 'salacious gossip'
High profile Democrats aren't backing off their support for Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson following reports he fathered children with his cousin.Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile was among the chorus of party voices throwing cold water on the claims about Jackson in a scandal-plagued Senate race that was already upended after former far-left candidate Graham Platner was forced to drop out earlier this summer following a series of controversies that culminated in a rape allegation.And now, Jackson is facing even more turmoil with the most recent revelations of a 1988 police report accusing him of assault."There’s a lot of people who are doing a lot of gossip as news, and I don't want to break news that might not be true — especially on something so personal — that's not what I do," Brazile told Fox News Digital when asked about the report Jackson had two children with his cousin and longtime partner Lana Pelletier.INTERNET ERUPTS OVER REPORT THAT PLATNER'S REPLACEMENT IN KEY SENATE RACE FATHERED CHILDREN WITH SECOND COUSINJackson became the Democrat nominee for Senate in Maine despite Platner winning the June 9 primary race. Platner formally dropped out on July 10 — just in time for the Democratic Party to select a replacement for the November general election ballot.But just weeks after being nominated to step into the race, Jackson came under fire when a shocking report hit the internet claiming his longtime partner, with whom he shares two children, is his cousin.Brazile, a veteran Democrat and longtime operative for the party, told Fox News Digital she doesn’t "know anything about Mr.
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High profile Democrats aren't backing off their support for Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson following reports he fathered children with his cousin.Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile was among the chorus of party voices throwing cold water on the claims about Jackson in a scandal-plagued Senate race that was already upended after former far-left candidate Graham Platner was forced to drop out earlier this summer following a series of controversies that culminated in a rape allegation.And now, Jackson is facing even more turmoil with the most recent revelations of a 1988 police report accusing him of assault."There’s a lot of people who are doing a lot of gossip as news, and I don't want to break news that might not be true — especially on something so personal — that's not what I do," Brazile told Fox News Digital when asked about the report Jackson had two children with his cousin and longtime partner Lana Pelletier.INTERNET ERUPTS OVER REPORT THAT PLATNER'S REPLACEMENT IN KEY SENATE RACE FATHERED CHILDREN WITH SECOND COUSINJackson became the Democrat nominee for Senate in Maine despite Platner winning the June 9 primary race. Platner formally dropped out on July 10 — just in time for the Democratic Party to select a replacement for the November general election ballot.But just weeks after being nominated to step into the race, Jackson came under fire when a shocking report hit the internet claiming his longtime partner, with whom he shares two children, is his cousin.Brazile, a veteran Democrat and longtime operative for the party, told Fox News Digital she doesn’t "know anything about Mr. Jackson," when asked about the relationship with his cousin."I wish him the best of luck. I don't know many… some of the nominees, but I wish them the best luck," Brazile said, remaining agnostic to those particular claims."There are so many lies," Brazile went on.
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- High profile Democrats aren't backing off their support for Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson following reports he fathered children with his cousin.Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile was among the chorus of party voices throwing cold water on the claims about Jackson in a scandal-plagued Senate race that was already upended after former far-left candidate Graham Platner was forced to drop out earlier this summer following a series of controversies that culminated in a rape allegation.And now, Jackson is facing even more turmoil with the most recent revelations of a 1988 police report accusing him of assault."There’s a lot of people who are doing a lot of gossip as news, and I don't want to break news that might not be true — especially on something so personal — that's not what I do," Brazile told Fox News Digital when asked about the report Jackson had two children with his cousin and longtime partner Lana Pelletier.INTERNET ERUPTS OVER REPORT THAT PLATNER'S REPLACEMENT IN KEY SENATE RACE FATHERED CHILDREN WITH SECOND COUSINJackson became the Democrat nominee for Senate in Maine despite Platner winning the June 9 primary race. Platner formally dropped out on July 10 — just in time for the Democratic Party to select a replacement for the November general election ballot.But just weeks after being nominated to step into the race, Jackson came under fire when a shocking report hit the internet claiming his longtime partner, with whom he shares two children, is his cousin.Brazile, a veteran Democrat and longtime operative for the party, told Fox News Digital she doesn’t "know anything about Mr.
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