House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned respective threats, mostly focused connected lawmakers from Connecticut, targeting members of his caucus, conscionable days aft galore threats were made against President-elect Trump's furniture selections.
Jeffries, D-N.Y., confirmed successful a connection Friday that respective Democrats were targeted with threats ranging from tube bombs successful their mailboxes to "swatting" — oregon filing a mendacious constabulary study connected different person's behalf that often results successful a SWAT squad being dispatched.
All of the threatening messages were signed "MAGA," Jeffries said, adding instrumentality enforcement recovered nary ordnance astatine immoderate of the targeted lawmakers' homes.
"America is simply a democracy. Threats of unit against elected officials are unacceptable, unconscionable and person nary spot successful a civilized society. All perpetrators of governmental unit directed astatine immoderate enactment indispensable beryllium prosecuted to the afloat grade of the law," helium said.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
"House Democrats volition not beryllium deterred oregon intimidated from serving the radical by convulsive threats. We person been successful adjacent connection with the Sergeant astatine Arms bureau and it is imperative that Congress supply maximum extortion for each Members and their families moving forward."
After Jeffries spoke out, Rep. Seth Magaziner, a Democrat from neighboring Rhode Island, announced connected Friday day that his location had been targeted, arsenic well. Magaziner said Providence constabulary responded rapidly and nary 1 was harmed.
Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn., had his location targeted by a weaponry threat. A spokesperson said it appeared to beryllium portion of a "coordinated effort."
Five different Democrats from the Constitution State received akin threats, including Reps. Joe Courtney, John Larson, Rosa DeLauro, Jahana Hayes and James Himes.
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"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," said Himes, the apical Democrat connected the House Intelligence Committee who replaced Sen.-elect Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
Prior to that spate of threats, Trump's U.N. ambassador-designate Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said she was traveling location to her North Country territory for Thanksgiving erstwhile she was informed of a menace against her home.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. — Trump's archetypal prime for lawyer wide — besides received a threat.
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y. — Trump's nominee to pb the Environmental Protection Agency — said his location was subjected to a "pro-Palestinian-themed" tube weaponry threat. Zeldin is Jewish.
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Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., whom the president-elect tapped for Labor secretary, said her Oregon location was targeted, arsenic was that of erstwhile San Diego Chargers cornerback Scott Turner, whom Trump named to pb the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Trump nominees including Cantor-Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, America First Policy Institute President Brooke Rollins and erstwhile Fox News big Pete Hegseth besides received threats.
In a statement, the FBI said it is alert of "numerous weaponry threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming medication nominees and appointees, and we are moving with our instrumentality enforcement partners."
"We instrumentality each imaginable threats earnestly and, arsenic always, promote members of the nationalist to instantly study thing they see suspicious to instrumentality enforcement," it said.
Fox News' Kevin Ward contributed to this report.
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