Four Connecticut House Democrats said their homes were the target of bomb threats on Thanksgiving Day.
Each of the threats against Reps. Jim Himes, Jahana Hayes, Joe Courtney, and John Larson were determined to be baseless. And it comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees and other appointees. Nearly a dozen people were targeted with similar warnings on Tuesday night.
“This morning I was informed that someone had threatened to bomb my house. where I am celebrating Thanksgiving with my family.” Himes, top Democrat In the Intelligence Committee of the House of Representatives “Fortunately, after a quick and thorough response from the United States Capitol Police, the Greenwich Police Department said in a statement that and the Stamford Police Department No evidence of a bomb was found.”
“There is no place for political violence in this country. And I hope we all continue through the holiday season with peace and civility,” he added.
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Clockwise from top left Connecticut Representatives 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 head of the Wolcott Police Department shortly before 8:00 this morning. “That they received a threatening email saying there was a pipe bomb in my mailbox at my house.”
That agency and Connecticut State Police then responded to her home and cleared the scene without finding any bombs or explosives. According to Hayes
“I would like to thank law enforcement for their prompt attention to this matter. Their actions show that there is no place in our country for political violence,” Hayes also said.
Courtney’s spokesperson Tell Fox61 that “no evidence of a bomb” was found at his home in Vernon.
“Joe and Audrey express their deep gratitude to law enforcement officers. Such a response should send a signal to perpetrators that this type of threat will not be tolerated,” the spokesperson added.
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Larson said in his own statement.“This morning East Hartford police came to my house in response to a bomb threat.
“Police said there were no bombs in the area. And the Larson family is safe,” he added.
Warnings to Trump’s Cabinet Nominees and other appointees faced “ranging from bomb threats to ‘swatting,’” according to Caroline Levitt, a spokeswoman for the Trump-Vance transition. and the new White House spokesman
Rep. Jim Himes talks to the media after a briefing at the U.S. Capitol on February 2, 14. Himes said Thursday that “There is no place for political violence in this country.” (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Sources told Fox News Digital that John Ratcliffe, nominee for CIA director; Pete Hegseth, nominee for secretary of defense; and Representative Elise Stefanik, nominee for United Nations Ambassador. Brooke Rollins, whom Trump appointed as secretary of agriculture, and Lee Zeldin, Trump’s nominee for EPA administrator, separately revealed they had been targeted. goals as well
Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
