2 hours ago Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

President-elect Donald Trump's transition says several of his Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks."

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2 hours ago Trump cabinet picks targeted in ‘swatting’ incidents; Biden condemns ‘threats of political violence’: Live

FBI on case as president-elect’s nominees and appointees victims of bomb threats and ‘swatting’ incidents this week

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3 hours ago Trump’s picks for new administration are focus of bomb threats and ‘swatting’

Pete Hegseth, Elise Stefanik and Matt Gaetz are among those who were either confirmed or reported to be targetedUS politics – live updatesPete Hegseth, nominated to be Donald Trump’s defense secretary, was among several cabinet nominees and appointees of the president-elect’s incoming administration who were targeted with bomb threats and so-called “swatting” on Wednesday, the Guardian has learned.Elise Stefanik, Republican congresswoman of New York and Trump’s nomination for US ambassador to the United Nations, who has emerged as a hard right loyalist of Trump in the last few years, was the subject of a bomb threat, her office said. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago 'Numerous bomb threats' made against Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, says FBI

The FBI has said it is investigating '”numerous bomb threats” and “swatting” incidents that have targeted figures nominated to join Donald Trump’s administration.

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4 hours ago Several Trump administration picks targeted with bomb threats and ‘swatting’, FBI confirms – live updates

Pete Hegseth, Elise Stefanik and Matt Gaetz understood to be among those targetedLeavitt wrote that the threats transpired Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and included bomb threats and swatting, which refers to false reports of a crime to prompt police raids on a person’s home.Law enforcement “acted quickly,” wrote Leavitt, adding that “President Trump and the entire Transition team are grateful for their swift action.” Leavitt did not say who specifically was targeted. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Trump’s transition team condemn ‘violent threats’ against cabinet picks: Live updates

President-elect’s nominees and appointees victims of bomb threats and ‘swatting’ incidents this week

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5 hours ago Several Trump picks targeted with bomb threats and ‘swatting’, president

Trump’s Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth understood to have been among those targeted; Elise Stefanik says she was also targetedLeavitt wrote that the threats transpired Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and included bomb threats and swatting, which refers to false reports of a crime to prompt police raids on a person’s home.Law enforcement “acted quickly,” wrote Leavitt, adding that “President Trump and the entire Transition team are grateful for their swift action.” Leavitt did not say who specifically was targeted. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Trump taps GOP megadonor with no military experience to head up US Navy

John Phelan, an art collector and campaign donor, is Trump’s choice to lead the Department of the Navy

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20 hours ago Trump picks Covid lockdown skeptic as head of key national health agency

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is a Stanford-educated physician who gained prominence after questioning the efficacy of social distancing at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

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