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Contact: Tom Donohue
Office: 202-525-4390 x102
Email: tom@tmdenterprises.us
ANC 8A03 Commissioner Holly Muhammad Being Sued For $25,000 After Falsely Claiming Constituent is Racist & Bully in BOE Filings. He’s Seeking a Restraining Order
Washington, DC, January 10, 2023: Nine-year southeast DC resident, Tom Donohue has filed a $25,000 personal tort lawsuit against his former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Holly Muhammad for libel and slander. In filings with the Superior Court Donohue says that in Board of Elections filings and during recent ANC meetings Commissioner Muhammad calls him a racist and claims that he hates black women and Muslims. Donohue claims Muhammad is also responsible for circulating a flyer throughout his Fairlawn neighborhood claiming he is a Scammer & bullies females which is a similar claim Muhammad makes in her response to Donohue’s Recall petition filed last year with the Board of Elections.
In his suit against Muhammad, Donohue requests a restraining order preventing Muhammad from coming around him. During the ANC swearing-in last week, Holly aggressively accosted him in the lobby making a scene. She was so aggressive that the Chairwoman of 8A, Jamila White had to physically pull Holly away from Tom as he backed up from her being in his face. Tom is also requesting that Holly be prevented from making false claims about him publicly while executing her duties as an ANC Commissioner.
“Holly is a tyrant, not once have I attached her personally, yet she wants to attack me with disgusting claims that she has never tried to explain or prove. Holly must look from within to help her self-identify what a bully is. Until the Commissioner self-identifies as a bully herself, she will continue to mislabel good neighbors as one.”
Tom Donohue
Donohue who is also a small business owner in Ward 8 has been bullied by Holly’s tactics since before he first filed an intent to recall her last year. Holly responded to the Board of Elections with these claims knowing he would have to present her claims to voters while asking them to support his recall. Holly formerly represented Donohue as his ANC Commissioner until last week’s swearing-in. In March of last year, Donohue reported to the ANC & Board of Elections that she moved. He was following up on a lead reported to him by a fellow constituent & neighbor. He confirmed the lead by her former landlord. Once her move was made public, Muhammad changed her address with the OANC to a PO Box mysteriously hiding her physical address from constituents. Upon further review, Donohue found out Muhammad changed her physical address to the address of her fellow ANC Commissioner Barbra Clark’s second property she owns. Donohue stands firm claiming neighbors of Barbra Clark, whom Holly use to represent have not seen Holly at Commissioner Clark’s address. Tom’s complaint & motion requesting a restraining order has been attempted to be served twice by MPD to Barbra Clark’s second address However those answering the door claim she lives there but not at home.
In his written statement, Donohue says, “I’m no longer accepting Holly’s behavior. I’m asking the courts to intervene and find her guilty of libel and slander. HOLLY IS AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE DC GOVERNMENT. She can’t go around making false claims about constituents because she feels challenged. I do not believe Holly lives at Commissioner Clark’s address and when that is proven, Holly will be forced to defend the use of Barbra Clark’s address to run for the open seat a seat taken from Bobby Williams who lost to Holly in November’s election.” Donohue continues,
“Holly’s days as an ANC Commissioner are numbered. Holly’s actions as an elected member of the DC Government must be investigated, and the two years of unsigned questionable, never discussed financial reports turned into the OANC while Holly was Chairwoman must be explained by Holly.”
Tom Donohue
Tom notes that should he be successful with his libel suit against Holly that 100% of the monies rewarded will be donated to Ward 8 non-profits specifically those who work with youth – to help keep them on track to being future leaders of Ward 8.
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