Democratic lawmakers receive bomb threats on Thanksgiving

Six Democratic lawmakers targeted with bomb threats during Thanksgiving holiday
At least six Democrats in Congress say they were targeted with a bomb threat over the Thanksgiving holiday. Four Democratic representatives from Connecticut said Thursday they were targeted with bomb threats while home celebrating Thanksgiving with their families. Sen. Chris Murphy’s office said he was also targeted.
Democratic members of Congress get bomb threats on Thanksgiving
President Joe Biden, asked on Friday about recent bomb threats and swatting aimed at Democratic lawmakers and Trump Cabinet picks, said, "we're working that hard with the FBI." Biden spoke to reporters while shopping in downtown Nantucket where he and his family are spending the holiday weekend.
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At least nine Democratic members of Congress said they received bomb threats to their homes around Thanksgiving, after similar threats were made against some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks earlier in the week.
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Bomb threats were reported on Thursday at the homes of Senator Chris Murphy as well as Reps. Jahana Hayes, Joe Courtney, John Larson and Jim Himes, the top-ranking Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee, according to their offices. All represent the state of Connecticut.
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Connecticut's entire congressional delegation was targeted by violent threats, leading House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., to speak out, following Trump nominees facing threats earlier this week.
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The representatives and senator, all from Connecticut, have said their homes were targeted with bomb threats on Thanksgiving.
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As all members of Congress from Connecticut faced bomb threats Thanksgiving Day, Hakeem Jeffries is calling on maximum security for House members.
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All five of Connecticut's members of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, were the targets of bomb threats over the holiday.
New England Congress members targeted with bomb threats on Thanksgiving
At least seven Democratic lawmakers said they were notified of bomb threats targeting their homes, but no devices were found.
Thanksgiving Day bomb threats targeted homes of top Connecticut Democrats
Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson, Jahana Hayes and Rosa DeLauro — reported being the subject of such threats. Police who responded said they found no evidence of explosives on the lawmakers’ properties.
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The individuals threats varied from swatting to detailed threats of a pipe bomb placed in mailboxes, according Jeffries.