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>> do you anticipate relateingereleasing it at some point? >> im not sure. >> spence jackson was toms communications director. he lived alone. his body was found last night after his mother was not able to get in contact with him on friday, saturday or sunday and she got worried. they say he killed himself friday or saturday. the missouri republican party rocked by a second suicide in a month. a reporter from the kansas city star spoke with friends of jackson that say he continued to be angry to...

Ahead headquarter expansions canceled, and key employers question their commitment to indiana. >> do you believe the republican leaders in the super majority do you think they are worried enough that they may undo what they just did. >> it was jury interesting to see the speaker of the house throw his governor under the bus this morning in is a problem that we have not seen in indiana before. were accustomed to a quiet life here. people working very hard. were accustomed to enjoying what we know...

But the democrats believe they have a real opportunity now that the republicans have essentially struggled with their reaction. >> and dave the allegations and the concerns at the center of the story, i put it at the center of my narrative leading into this discussion with you, is this alleged antise-semitic campaign. is there continued debate in the state about whether something like that or not would be politically effective? has he defended himself against the allegations? >> the controversy ...

Party, and what seems to be the best we know about what drove them at the end of their lives was about party politics. >> no one really knows why someone takes his or her life. republicans will say that too. politics are very tough, but that doesnt completely explain two suicides. i spoke to a republican that told me they think that the party should blow itself up in missouri. that everyone involved should step away from the party, let other candidates come in. he thinks this will dominate the d...

That. quote, if i saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple, i would not eat there any more." so if you were concerned they would be refused service, dont worry that could never happen because the state is wielding the threat of depriving businesses of mike pences personal patronage. its going to well now that two states are thinking about following mike pence down this hole. arkansas is saying he will sign it. arkansass largest company is walmart, theyre against the bill. in north car...

For their roles in his death. instead it appeared to be dwindling. and so now two men are dead. the party chairman still has his job, katherine hanoways campaign continues. joining us now is a political reporter and columnist with the kansas city star. is there anything more to add tonight in terms of what we know about this investigation. are the please treating this has a related matter? >> they believe it may be related, but i can tell you that everyone else in missouri republicans, democrats...

"he shot himself." police have not said whether he wrote a note before he pulled the trigger and killed himself. but there is an unusual amount of evidence there is an unusual amount of evidence about why he did it. about what had so upset him. what had so upset him was his belief of the chairman of the republican committee was falsely telling people he was jewish. mr. hancock did not deny that he had been telling people that tom schweich was jewish. only denied that he said it in a bad way. in ...

The two suicides are directly linked and that spence jackson was upset that john hancock had not steps down, and that they were not punished by other members of the party and that consultant continued to get work. the word that we got today service that spence jackson was upset over those developments and took his life over the weekend. >> in terms of what is happening over missouri republican politics right now, it is a story about politics families human beings lost and there is no been to put...

Campaign. this is a loyal party donor swearing in a notorized letter saying it happened. and toms friend and spokesperson spence jackson came out and said it before anybody else would. he said john hancock should resign as state chairman of the republican party because of his whisper campaign not reflecting the values of the majority of missouri republicans. he said you cant have a chairman thats been out conducted and coordinating this whisper campaign.

Office. does our party stand for what happened to tom schweich. dont allow him to quit fire him because it will say more about us. for awhile it really seemed like he was going to have to go. the whole state republican party sort of went quiet after tom killed himself, after the funeral. the over candidate running for governor suspended her campaign for awhile. but apparently by friday this past friday, his soul had been searched and he decided to keep his job. so just check out this very brief ...