Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report bomb threats to their homes on Thanksgiving

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — At least five Democratic congressmen from Connecticut were victims of bomb threats to their homes on Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said.

Senator Chris Murphy and Representatives Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson and Jahana Hayes all reported being the topic of such threats. Responding officers said they found no evidence of explosives on the deputies' property.

There was no immediate information on whether Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the state's fifth Democratic House member and Connecticut's other Democratic senator, had received threats.

The bomb threats against Democrats got here a day after quite a few President-elect Donald Trump's most distinguished Cabinet members reported receiving such threats, in addition to “swatting attacks” during which the perpetrators initiated an emergency law enforcement response against a victim Pretense of false facts.

Murphy's office said his Hartford home was the goal of a bomb threat “that appeared to be part of a coordinated effort involving multiple members of Congress and public figures.” Hartford police and the U.S. Capitol Police noted. that there is no such thing as a danger.

Hayes said Wolcott police told her Thursday morning that she had “received a threatening email stating that a pipe bomb had been dropped in the mailbox of my home.” State Police, U.S. Capitol Police and the House Sergeant-at-Arms were notified, Wolcott and State Police responded, “and no bombs or explosives were discovered.”

Courtney's Vernon home received a bomb threat while his wife and youngsters were there, his office said.

Himes said he learned of the threat to his home during a Thanksgiving celebration together with his family. The US Capitol Police and the Greenwich and Stamford police departments responded.

Hines expressed his family's “greatest thanks to our local law enforcement officers for their immediate action to ensure our safety.” Echoing other threatened lawmakers, he added: “There is no place for political violence in this country, and I hope we all get through the holidays with peace and civility.”

Larson also said Thursday that East Hartford police responded to a bomb threat against his home.

The FBI declined to supply details concerning the latest episodes but said it was conducting the investigation in collaboration with other agencies.

We are working with our state and native partners on these matters. No further details of the investigation are being provided presently.”

The threats come on the heels of an election season marked by violence. In July, a gunman opened fire at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing him within the ear and killing considered one of his supporters. The Secret Service later foiled one other assassination attempt at Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, when an agent spotted the barrel of a gun sticking through a fence while Trump was golfing.

Among those receiving threats Wednesday were New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, Trump's pick to be the following ambassador to the United Nations; Matt Gaetz, Trump's first nominee for attorney general; Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who Trump picked to steer the Labor Department, and former New York congressman Lee Zeldin, who was picked to steer the Environmental Protection Agency.