Politics
Jesse Jackson Jr., recovering expected back from medical break soon
Friday, August 10, 2012
The timing of the leave, which comes as Jackson is under a House Ethics Committee investigation for ties to imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, also raised questions. The committee is investigating allegations Jackson was involved in discussions about raising money for Blagojevich’s campaign in exchange for the then-governor appointing him to President Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat.
The announcement of the leave also came just days after a former fundraiser connected to the allegations was arrested on unrelated federal medical fraud charges.
Jackson has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press
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