"The release said the threats came from "an email address alleging the '2020 election was rigged.'""
"Everyone is safe."
""As I have said many times, these kinds of violent threats have absolutely no place in our political system," Schumer said in a statement. "No one - no public servant, no staff member, no constituent, no citizen - should ever be targeted for simply doing their job.""
Threats targeted senators and originated from an email alleging the 2020 election was rigged. Federal and local law enforcement responded and conducted full security sweeps. Everyone is safe. Concern over member safety on Capitol Hill has intensified after a string of political attacks and assassination attempts. The U.S. Capitol Police were asked to provide special protection to Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin following their clash with President Trump over a video urging service members to disobey unlawful orders. Security measures and protective details for vulnerable members have increased amid elevated threats.
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