Nancy Pelosi's office receives suspicious letter with white powder

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 07:57 · Archive

Nancy Pelosi's office received a suspicious letter on Wednesday, the latest in a series of mailings containing white powder sent to congressional offices.

Nancy Pelosi's office received a suspicious letter on Wednesday, continuing a series of mailings targeting congressional offices. More than three dozen members of Congress across the political spectrum have reported receiving envelopes containing white powder since the first reports on 13 October.

Some lawmakers reported receiving multiple suspicious letters. Three Democratic representatives from Illinois—Jan Schakowsky, Mike Quigley and Brad Schneider—each said they had received their second suspicious mailing within a week. When Schakowsky's Skokie office discovered something unusual about an envelope, staff alerted authorities immediately. The FBI, hazardous materials personnel and Skokie Police responded, and all staff were safe. Preliminary tests from at least one office indicated the powder was not hazardous.

A spokesperson for Pelosi said the letter was "consistent with mailings reported by other congressional offices" and that everyone in her office was safe. Quigley said the mailings appeared intended to intimidate public officials and voters ahead of the midterm elections on 3 November, calling on colleagues to condemn political violence. The FBI and US Postal Inspection Service are investigating the series of suspicious mailings sent to congressional offices, secretary of state offices and election offices nationwide. More than 100 letters containing white powder were reportedly circulating in the US mail system.

How it is being reported

• Pelosi latest to receive suspicious letter, others get 2nd mailingsRep. Nancy Pelosi and a handful of other U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday that suspicious letters had been mailed to their offices.UPI · 22 Oct, 07:45
• Nancy Pelosi’s office latest recipient of letter containing white powderFormer speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm elections California representative Nancy Pelosi’s office received “a suspicious letter” on Wednesday in what appears to be the latest incident of ill-intentioned mailings targeted at US Congress members before the midterm elections. The offices of more than three dozen members of Congress across the political spectrum have received envelopes containing white powder in recent days. One lawmaker’s office said preliminary tests indicated the powder was not hazardous. Continue reading...The Guardian · 21 Oct, 23:47

In this story: Nancy Pelosi · Jan Schakowsky · Mike Quigley · Brad Schneider · FBI · US Capitol Police · US Postal Inspection Service · Illinois

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