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Multiple House Democrats including the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee said Thursday they were the targets of bomb threats.
Why it matters: The development comes after a spate of bomb and “swatting” threats against President-elect Trump‘s nominees earlier this week – none of which were found to be credible.
- Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and Pete Hegseth – Trump’s picks for U.N. ambassador, labor secretary, EPA administrator and defense secretary, respectively – were among the targets.
Driving the news: “This morning, I was notified of a bomb threat targeting my home where I was celebrating Thanksgiving with my family,” top Intelligence Committee Democrat Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said in a statement.
- Himes said that after a “swift and thorough response” from the Capitol Police and Greenwich and Stamford police departments,”no evidence of a bomb was found.”
Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) said in a statement she was notified Thursday morning by her local police chief of “a threatening email stating a pipe bomb had been placed in the mailbox at my home.”
- Law enforcement “responded and no bomb or explosive materials were discovered and the scene was cleared,” Hayes said, adding that the investigation is ongoing.
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) was “targeted with a bomb threat while he and his family were at home to celebrate Thanksgiving,” his spokesperson said in a statement.
- The Capitol Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add Rep. Courtney to those threatened.