This is not the first time Greene has been targeted that has resulted in law enforcement taking action.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been the target of a bomb threat, her office said on Dec. 9.
Police in Rome, Georgia, were dispatched to Greeneās residence due to the threat, which her office said was ātraced to a Russian IP address.ā
The departmentās bomb squad was on the scene, according to her office.
There is no active threat against Greene, it added.
āDue to the international nature and severity of this threat, our office is collaborating closely with local and federal law enforcement, including the FBI, to ensure the perpetrator is brought to justice,ā the office stated.
The threat apparently contains pro-Palestinian language, according to screenshots shared by Greeneās office in a press release.
āUsing a 1×8 inch threaded galvanized pipe, end caps, a kitchen timer, some wires, metal clips, and homemade black powder, Iāve constructed a pipe bomb which I recently hid in Marjorie Taylor Greeneās mailbox at [redacted address],ā read the threat emailed to the police.
āIt is set to go off during the weekend but it would also explode the next time anybody opens the mailbox,ā it continued. āEven if Marjorie does not open the mailbox herself Iām still satisfied with the prospect of some pig cops losing their lives or being injured. Viva Viva Palestina.ā
This is not the first time the lawmaker has been threatened in a way that has resulted in law enforcement taking action.
Swatting is when someone falsely reports a threat at a residence, prompting policeāincluding tactical SWAT unitsāto arrive. These incidents carry the risk of the target being injured or even killed.
The latest threat against Greene followed a handful against members of Congress in late November. So far, all were false alarms.
She and her family were traveling to upstate New York from Washington at the time. U.S. Capitol Police, local police, and New York State police responded to the incident, her office stated.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) condemned the threats.
āWe have been in close communication with the Sergeant at Arms office and it is imperative that Congress provide maximum protection for all members and their families moving forward.ā
Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
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