Firefighters investigating package labeled 'anthrax' at Maxine Waters' LA office

[hlthe2b]

Source: CNN

The department responded just before 3 p.m. local time, and there are no current reports of anyone needing medical attention.
Waters has been a vocal critic of the the Trump administration, and she received widespread criticism for comments where she called for the public harassment of Trump administration officials.

"Let's make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere. We've got to get the children connected to their parents," Waters said, responding to frustration over Trump administration immigration policies that had led to the separation of undocumented migrant families at the border.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/24/politics/maxine-waters-suspicious-package/index.html

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She's been receiving serious death threats... More at the link...

[OnlinePoker]

1. A sitting member of congress and this is handled by firefighters?

That should be a federal crime. FBI should be involved.

[hlthe2b]

2. Haz Mat response by protocol. LEO will be involved following the "all clear"

[ArizonaLib]

4. Only happens to Democrats

Funny how that always works out that way! Expect either no one to be charged or some lone patsy.

[RandySF]

3. Yesterday was a brick through Mark Warner's office window

[BumRushDaShow]

5. I would think there would be surveillance video in the area.

That sort of thing is pretty much standard in business districts where these offices tend to be located.

[nolabear]

6. Stay safe and stay strong, people. There are madmen out there.

Yes, women too. Incredible they can howl about challenging someone in a restaurant but then threaten people's very lives. And someone will cross the line.

[chelsea0011]

7. Hard to believe that today at a VFW speech trump went after Waters with his

racist IQ rant. Well, maybe not hard to believe at all.

[Hekate]

8. Well, that's a crime, and they will be found.

Regardless of actual contents.

[Maxheader]

9. Hang in there Maxine..

Most of us are with you..

[GoCubsGo]

10. Morons. Fucking morons.

Anyone who would want to do harm using anthrax spores to someone isn't going to label them. They're going to just send them and let them do their damage. These wingnuts are fucking idiots. I hope they catch them, and make them repay the cost of the response to their stupid threats. And, make them rot in prison.

[Chemisse]

11. If you have to label it 'anne thrax' you can be pretty sure it's not really anthrax.

Trump's minions are so stupid.

Still, it must be unnerving for her; it's unfortunate that doing your job properly should evoke death threats.