Over 30 US Congress members targeted with white powder envelopes

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 00:07 · Archive

More than three dozen US Congress members have received envelopes containing white powder weeks before midterm elections.

More than three dozen members of US Congress have received envelopes containing white powder in recent weeks. The latest incident involved Virginia Democrat Suhas Subramanyam, whose Leesburg district office was evacuated on Monday after an envelope containing a suspicious substance arrived. Preliminary tests showed the powder was not hazardous. Subramanyam said in a statement that 'acts of political intimidation have no place in our country'.

Other lawmakers who have reported receiving such envelopes include Democrats Seth Moulton of Massachusetts and Eugene Vindman of Virginia, and Senator Adam Schiff of California, along with Republicans Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Rounds of South Dakota. One envelope sent to Moulton bore a New York City return address and the name of the Democratic Socialists of America; the group's spokesperson said the DSA is not involved and expressed relief that no one was harmed.

Law enforcement sources told ABC News that more than 100 letters thought to contain white powder are circulating in the US mail system. Election offices in at least 15 states have reported being targeted by suspicious mail. The FBI, Capitol Police and US Postal Inspection Service are investigating. No suspect has been named, and federal authorities have not released a confirmed figure on incidents.

How it is being reported

• Virginia Democrat is next to receive suspicious white powder in mailRep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., confirmed Monday that his office received mail containing a suspicious white powder, the latest of a string of cases.UPI · 19 Oct, 23:56
• Over three dozen Congress members’ offices targeted with white powder envelopesEnvelopes containing powder come weeks before midterms as federal agents try to identify who is behind campaign More than three dozen members of US Congress have had their offices targeted with envelopes containing white powder, less than three weeks before the 3 November midterms, as federal agents try to identify who is behind the campaign. The latest is the Virginia Democrat Suhas Subramanyam , whose Leesburg district office was evacuated on Monday after an envelope containing a suspicious substance arrived. He said the office was cleared quickly, adding that “acts of political…Guardian World · 19 Oct, 20:08

In this story: Suhas Subramanyam · Adam Schiff · Seth Moulton · Eugene Vindman · Ted Cruz · Pete Ricketts · Mike Rounds · FBI

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