Connecticut House Democrats report being targeted by bomb threats on Thanksgiving

Four Connecticut House Democrats accidental their homes person been targeted by weaponry threats connected Thanksgiving Day. 

Each of the threats against Reps. Jim Himes, Jahana Hayes, Joe Courtney, and John Larson were determined to beryllium unfounded and travel aft astir a twelve of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees and different appointees were targeted with akin warnings connected Tuesday night. 

"This morning, I was notified of a weaponry menace targeting my location wherever I was celebrating Thanksgiving with my family," Himes, the apical Democrat connected the House Intelligence Committee, said successful a statement. "Thankfully, aft a swift and thorough effect from the United States Capitol Police, the Greenwich Police Department, and the Stamford Police Department, nary grounds of a weaponry was found." 

"There is nary spot for governmental unit successful this country, and I anticipation that we whitethorn each proceed done the vacation play with bid and civility," helium added. 

TRUMP CABINET NOMINEES, APPOINTEES TARGETED WITH ‘VIOLENT, UNAMERICAN THREATS’ 

Clockwise from apical left, Connecticut Reps. John Larson, Jahana Hayes, Jim Himes and Joe Courtney. (Tom Williams/Roll Call/Kevin Dietsch/Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg/Douglas Healey/Getty Images/Reuters)

Hayes said she was notified by the main of the Wolcott Police Department soon earlier 8 a.m. this greeting "that they received a threatening email stating a tube weaponry had been placed successful the mailbox astatine my home." 

That section and Connecticut State Police past responded to her location and cleared the country without uncovering immoderate weaponry oregon explosive materials, according to Hayes. 

"I convey instrumentality enforcement for their swift attraction to this matter, their actions show determination is nary spot successful our state for political violence," Hayes besides said. 

A spokesperson for Courtney told Fox61 that determination was "no grounds recovered of a bomb" astatine his spot successful Vernon. 

"Joe and Audrey widen their utmost gratitude to the instrumentality enforcement officers, whose effect should awesome to perpetrators that these types of threats volition not beryllium tolerated," the spokesperson added. 

MAN CONVICTED FOR DOZENS OF THREATS AGAINST FORMER SPEAKER MCCARTHY OVER CHINESE BALLOONS 

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees and different apical appointees were precocious targeted with threats arsenic well. (Allison Robbert/Pool via AP, File)

Larson said successful his ain statement, "Early this morning, East Hartford Police came to my location successful effect to a weaponry threat. 

"The constabulary determined nary weaponry was contiguous astatine the spot and the Larson household is safe," helium added. 

The warnings that the Trump Cabinet nominees and different appointees faced "ranged from weaponry threats to ‘swatting,’" according to Trump-Vance modulation spokeswoman and incoming White House property caput Karoline Leavitt. 

Rep. Jim Himes speaks to members of the property aft a briefing astatine the U.S. Capitol connected Feb. 14. Himes said connected Thursday, "There is nary spot for governmental unit successful this country." (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Sources told Fox News Digital that John Ratcliffe, the nominee to beryllium CIA director; Pete Hegseth, the nominee for caput of defense; and Rep. Elise Stefanik, the nominee for UN ambassador, were among those targeted. Brooke Rollins, who Trump has tapped to beryllium caput of agriculture, and Lee Zeldin, Trump's nominee to beryllium EPA administrator, separately revealed they were besides targeted. 

Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.