(The Hill) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) confirmed she is safe after reports swirled of an email sent to law enforcement containing a bomb threat targeting the lawmaker.
“The Rome Police Department’s Assistant Chief of Police received an email containing a bomb threat directed towards me. I’m so grateful to every member of the Rome Police Department for your swift and professional response in ensuring my safety,” Greene wrote Monday in a post on social platform X.
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The police department told The Hill in an email that its office received a threat via email and directed the Floyd County Bomb Squad to Greene’s Georgia address. Officers then ruled out potential danger before turning the investigation over to the FBI.
The email IP was traced to Russia, according to law enforcement.
Authorities also said that before arriving at the Georgia Republican’s residence, an officer who is also part of the bomb squad was involved in a traffic accident, which resulted in the fatality of the other driver, Tammie Pickelsimer, 66. The Georgia State Patrol is handling the accident, the department said, and the officer was not critically injured.
Greene’s post came as several of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for senior roles and Cabinet positions within his incoming administration have received a series of threats.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), whom Trump tapped to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), the president-elect’s first choice for attorney general until he withdrew from consideration, among others, were the subject of threats late last month.
Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump’s transition team and his incoming press secretary, has said several of the nominees were also victims of “swatting,” or false emergency calls targeting a person’s residence.
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“In response, law enforcement and other authorities acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted,” Leavitt said in a statement online. “President Trump and the entire Transition team are grateful for their swift action.”
“President Trump and the Transition are focused on doing the work of uniting our nation by ensuring a safe and prosperous future,” she added. “With President Trump as our example, dangerous acts of intimidation and violence will not deter us.”
The FBI had also confirmed that it knew of “numerous” threats and is working with local law enforcement to probe the incidents.
Democrats have also been the subject of bomb threats as several Connecticut lawmakers — including Reps. Joe Courtney, Jim Himes, John Larson, Jahana Hayes and Sen. Chris Murphy —said they were targeted on Thanksgiving Day.
Over the weekend, Rep. Lori Tahan (D-Mass.) shared that she and her family received threats as well.
