Ex-NBC news anchor Tamron Hall received a subpoena on behalf of her ‘social acquaintance’ Jesse Jackson Jr.’s estranged wife, Sandi.
Hall was summoned to appear in court along with 11 other individuals Sandi Jackson claimed in divorce papers to have ‘knowledge of the circumstances that led to the estrangement of the parties, financial issues raised, and allegations made in this matter.’
Aside from Hall, other friends, former employees and acquaintances of Jackson Jr. subpoenaed include: Giovana Huidobro, Debbie Diaz, Joseph Colucci Jr., Nickie Lum Shapira, Regina Jackson, Change Hamilton-Hayyim, Victor Matos, Frank Watkins, Alana Ford and Dorris Davenport, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Tamron Hall has been subpoenaed by Jesse Jackson Jr.’s estranged wife in heated divorce
Former Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., walks with his wife, Sandi Jackson (L), as they leave the US District Court in Washington, DC, August 14, 2013
Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife Sandi arrive at the federal courthouse for a sentencing hearing on August 14, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
Jackson Jr.’s attorney Brendan Hammer told the People his client strictly had previous professional relations to Hall.
‘Mr. Jackson is deeply saddened and understandably angered that a well-respected, accomplished, dignified and honorable woman like Ms. Hall would be dragged into these proceedings,’ Hammer said in the statement this week.
Hammer argued the claims are ‘so cavalierly and with so little concern for the position (Hall) holds and the high regard in which she is held.’
The former U.S. congressman and 7th ward alderman have made an agreement to arrange all legal requests in a timely manner as they prepare for their trial date set to take place January 8, 2018.
Jackson, Jr. and former Chicago alderman Sandi Jackson, arrive for an appearance before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on February 20, 2013
The pair pleaded guilty to federal charges after being accused of spending more than $750,000 in campaign funds to purchase luxury items, memorabilia and other goods
The pair both spend time behind bars for the crimes
Sandi Jackson answers questions about the health of her husband, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) outside city council chambers, Wednesday, October 3, 2012, in Chicago Illinois
The hearing will be held in a Washington courthouse, where Sandi resides with the couple’s two children, Jessica and Jesse.
‘The case is simply transitioning from Chicago to Washington, D.C. All the concerns and issues that existed here continue to exist until they are resolved in the Washington litigation,’ Hammer told the Chicago Sun-Times.
‘There is no daylight between the movement of this case from Chicago to Washington, and none should be inferred.’
US Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr (L), D-IL, poses for a photo with his wife Sandi (2nd-L) Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (2nd-R) and the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson 16 March, 2006 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Hammer said the ongoing case is nearing end and will mostly cover topics such as ‘property division, child support and alimony’ in the final next stages.
‘It is hard to envision how Ms. Hall and many of the others being pursued by Ms. Jackson in multiple jurisdictions could have any materiality regarding those issues,’ he told People.
Jackson Jr. filed for divorce from his wife of 25 years in July 2016.
The pair previously spent time behind bars after pleading guilty in 2013 to federal charges for using campaign funds for personal purposes.