Five Members of Congress From Connecticut, All Democrats, Get Thanksgiving Bomb Threats, One Day After Similar Threats to Trump’s Team

Four members of the House and one senator say they were at home with their families when they received the threats.

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Rep. Jim Himes. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

At least five Democratic members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation faced bomb threats while at home with their families on Thanksgiving Day, just one day after several members of President Trump’s cabinet-in-waiting received similar messages warning of pipe bombs. None of the threats so far have turned out to be credible. 

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