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*16 minute segment
Black Voices WTTW Chicago
Dec 11 2024
December 11, 2024, 5:30 pm
Jesse Jackson Jr., son of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., served in Congress for 17 years until he resigned in 2012 amid a criminal investigation. Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud his reelection campaign of $750,000 over a span of 10 years.
That was over a decade ago.
While he’s mostly been out of the spotlight since then, Jackson Jr. is back and drawing attention to President Joe Biden’s recent pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted of three gun-related felonies over the summer.
Jackson Jr. is advocating for the same forgiveness for himself and others whose futures have been stunted because of a criminal past.
In a letter to the president, Jackson Sr. wrote in support of his son: “I write to you today to respectfully urge your consideration for a full and absolute pardon for your son, and for mine, former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr… [he] has devoted his life to what he refers to as his ministry - to public service, and to fighting for equality and equity in civil and human rights for all Americans.”
Jackson Jr. joined “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices” to discuss the power of the pardon, what he’s up to now and what’s to come
Black Voices WTTW Chicago
Dec 11 2024
Jesse Jackson Jr. on Presidential Pardons, Returning to Public Life and What Comes Next
December 11, 2024, 5:30 pm
Jesse Jackson Jr., son of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., served in Congress for 17 years until he resigned in 2012 amid a criminal investigation. Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud his reelection campaign of $750,000 over a span of 10 years.
That was over a decade ago.
While he’s mostly been out of the spotlight since then, Jackson Jr. is back and drawing attention to President Joe Biden’s recent pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted of three gun-related felonies over the summer.
Jackson Jr. is advocating for the same forgiveness for himself and others whose futures have been stunted because of a criminal past.
In a letter to the president, Jackson Sr. wrote in support of his son: “I write to you today to respectfully urge your consideration for a full and absolute pardon for your son, and for mine, former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr… [he] has devoted his life to what he refers to as his ministry - to public service, and to fighting for equality and equity in civil and human rights for all Americans.”
Jackson Jr. joined “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices” to discuss the power of the pardon, what he’s up to now and what’s to come
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