Most of Connecticut’s congressional delegation said they received bomb threats at their homes Thursday as they prepared to celebrate Thanksgiving, though no bomb was ultimately found.
Democratic Representatives Jim Himes, Jahana Hayes, Joe Courtney and John Larson announced they were targeted in written statements. The office of Sen. Chris Murphy, also a Democrat, confirmed to NBC News that he was also targeted. CBS local affiliate informed Earlier Thursday, Murphy received a threat.
“On Thanksgiving Day, Senator Murphy’s home in Hartford was targeted in a bomb threat that appeared to be part of a coordinated effort involving multiple members of Congress and public figures,” a spokesperson for the senator said.
“My colleagues in the Connecticut Congressional Delegation, who have faced similar threats, are grateful that they are safe,” Larson said, referring to threats against colleagues.
Hayes said a poetcX from t On Thursday morning, police alerted him that they had “received a threatening email stating that a pipe bomb had been placed in the mailbox at my home.” Local and state police who responded to the threat did not find a bomb or “explosive material,” Hayes said.
“The investigation is ongoing at this time,” Hayes said. “I thank the law enforcement agencies for their quick attention to this issue, their actions show that there is no place for political violence in our country.”
Similarly, Himes said in a statement at X that he was alerted to a bomb threat targeting his home this morning, although police found “no evidence of a bomb.”
“Political violence has no place in this country, and I hope we all continue the holiday season in peace and civility,” Himes said. statementhe also thanked the law enforcement agencies here.
Courtney’s spokesman said in a statement that the congressman and his wife, Audrey Courtney, “are deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers whose response is to let criminals know that these types of threats will not be tolerated.”
Neither the US Congressional Police nor the FBI immediately responded to NBC News’ request for comment. Capitol Police etcaid Janoire he told members of Congress last year that he investigated more than 8,000 incidents of threats, including “statements and direct threats.”
That figure was an increase from a year earlier, when the agency investigated more than 7,500 threats. Final statistics for 2024 are not yet available.
The latest threats against lawmakers come after several officials from President-elect Donald Trump’s planned administration have been targeted. bombs and “swatting” threats on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Kelly O’Donnell contributed.