Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Multiple bomb threats were made Monday morning against the offices of New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader said, as threats of violence targeting U.S. lawmakers increase.
"This morning, I was informed by New York law enforcement of multiple bomb threats made against my offices in Rochester, Binghamton and Long Island," Schumer said in a Senate floor speech.
The threats against his offices were made by email. The subject line read "MAGA," the acronym for the Make America Great Again movement, founded by President Donald Trump. According to Schumer, the threats included the unfounded claim that the 2020 election, which Trump lost to former President Joe Biden, was rigged.
Local and federal law enforcement responded "immediately," Schumer said, and his offices were being swept as he spoke.
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