Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) “reportedly had planned to break his silence Wednesday during a morning conference call with staff but changed his mind,” NBC Chicago reports.
There apparently was some concern the media would join the call.
Jackson was last seen in June before he disappeared on medical leave. Since then he has been diagnosed with bipolar depression and has been the subject of a federal probe.


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