Similar package was discovered at George Soros’ compound on Monday and were also sent to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
“Potential explosive devices” were intercepted in the mail of both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the Secret Service said in a statement on Wednesday.
Here is the Secret Service’s full statement:
The packages came just days after a similar item arrived at the Westchester County, New York, home of billionaire financier George Soros. None of the devices actually came close to their intended targets and Clinton, Obama and Soros were all unharmed, MSNBC reported Wednesday.
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All three figures have faced regular criticism from President Trump and Republicans. Though the president has never called for violence, his base has often pushed conspiracies that Soros or the Clintons were secretly funding a large caravan of migrants now moving through Mexico toward the United States
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In a statement, the White House forcefully condemned the situation.
“These terrorizing acts are despicable, and anyone responsible will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement that also called the perpetrators “cowards.”
