Donna Brazile Dismisses Troy Jackson Claims as 1988 Assault Report Resurfaces

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 15

Donna Brazile said she would not comment on “salacious gossip” about Maine Senate Democrat Troy Jackson, adding she did not know enough to weigh in on reports he fathered two children with his second cousin.
A 1988 police report then resurfaced accusing Jackson of assaulting a man during a dispute over Lana Pelletier and saying Pelletier told police Jackson “pushed her around.”
Jackson said he took responsibility for the fight at the time and still does, while Pelletier said the statements attributed to her were inaccurate and defended him as a caring partner and father.
The controversy adds to turmoil in a race Democrats hope to use to flip Susan Collins’ Senate seat after Jackson became the nominee when primary winner Graham Platner dropped out on July 10 amid separate scandals.
Jackson has blamed Collins’ camp for pushing the cousin allegation as a desperate personal attack, though he has not directly denied that Pelletier is his cousin.