Report: Jesse Jackson Jr. Being Treated For Alcoholism; Wife Denies He Is In Rehab

Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

NBC Nightly News reported that “friends and colleagues” of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said the Illinois Democrat is being treated for alcoholism at a facility in Arizona. Andrea Mitchell also reported that Jackson’s wife texted NBC Chicago to say he is “not in rehab.”

A top Jackson aide told TPM that the report that Jackson was in rehab and being treated for alcoholism was not true.

Latest Livewire
Comments
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: