Posted on 10/24/2018 1:05:31 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Suspected mail bombs sent to Clinton, Obama, CNN building and others intercepted
The Secret Service says "potential explosive devices" addressed to former President Barack Obama and ex-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have been intercepted. New York police evacuate the Time Warner Center, in which news outlet CNN is located, to investigate an explosive device. The offices of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., are also evacuated after reports of suspicious packages.
Kevin Breuninger | @KevinWilliamB Published 6 Hours Ago Updated 34 Mins Ago CNBC.com
A police car is pictured in the driveway of the house of Bill and Hillary Clinton in Chappaqua, New York, U.S., October 24, 2018. Mike Segar | Reuters A police car is pictured in the driveway of the house of Bill and Hillary Clinton in Chappaqua, New York, U.S., October 24, 2018.
The Secret Service said Wednesday "potential explosive devices" addressed to former President Barack Obama and ex-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have been intercepted, and New York police evacuated the Time Warner Center to investigate another suspicious package.
Media reports also said the office of Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida was evacuated after a suspicious package was found. And a spokeswoman for Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., said her office was evacuated after "suspicious packages" were found "near the building." Suspicious packages sent to Obama, Clinton, CNN 2 Hours Ago | 01:15
Two days earlier, an explosive device was found at the home of politically active billionaire George Soros, a pariah to the right wing. Soros' home in Bedford, New York, is a few miles from the Clintons' residence.
NBC reported that the devices addressed to Obama, Clinton and Soros share a number of characteristics. The packaging in which they were sent was almost exactly the same, and they each had a RETURN ADDRESS belonging to a FORMER DEMOCRAT PARTY OFFICIAL, according to NBC. [ADDRESS OF Debbie Wasserman Schultz]
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement that the Trump administration condemns the "terrorizing acts" against Obama, the Clintons and "other public figures."
"We condemn the attempted violent attacks recently made against President Obama, President Clinton, Secretary Clinton, and other public figures," Sanders said. "These terrorizing acts are despicable, and anyone responsible will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. The United States Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies are investigating and will take all appropriate actions to protect anyone threatened by these cowards."
President Donald Trump said he agrees "wholeheartedly" with Vice President Mike Pence's statement condemning the "attempted attacks."
Trump tweet
Other influential Democrats are taking precautions on the heels of the reports. Kevin Mack, senior advisor for billionaire and potential Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, told CNBC "they have a security team sweeping through his offices and home as a precaution. They are doing their job to make everyone safe. We take everything seriously."
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a press conference Wednesday that a suspicious device was sent to his Manhattan office, but law enforcement officials from the FBI, NYPD, Secret Service and New York State Troopers did not confirm the governor's remark. Explosive device found in George Soros' mailbox 2 Hours Ago | 00:56
Cuomo, a prominent Democrat and Trump critic, is currently running for reelection. A NYPD spokesman said later in the day that the package sent to CUOMO was NOT A BOMB, and was unrelated to the other devices, according to the Associated Press.
In a statement, Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said that a "preliminary investigation on the package at Governor Cuomo's office shows it is computer files on the hate group, The Proud Boys, who recently appeared in New York."
Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said in a tweet that "nothing" sent to Clinton "got to any home."
The Secret Service said the package addressed to Obama was intercepted by agency personnel in Washington on Wednesday morning.
"The packages were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such. Both packages were intercepted prior to being delivered to their intended location. The protectees did NOT RECEIVE NOR the packages NOR WERE AT RISK of receiving them," the agency said.
A short time later, NBC reported that New York police had been called to the Time Warner Center in midtown Manhattan to investigate another suspicious package.
NYPD News tweet
The headquarters of CNN, which is frequently criticized by Trump, are located in the Time Warner Center. In a memo sent to CNN employees, the news outlet's president, Jeff Zucker, said to "remain calm and patient."
CNN reported that the package found at the Time Warner Center was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan in care of CNN. Brennan, who served during the Obama administration, has become a virulent critic of Trump and has excoriated the president on television as a contributor to MSNBC, a sister news network to CNBC. Trump stripped him of his federal security clearance in August.
The Secret Service said that reports of a suspicious package addressed to the White House are "incorrect."
Later on Wednesday, Harris spokeswoman Lily Adams said in a tweet that the San Diego Police Department was investigating "suspicious packages" that led to an evacuation of the senator's office.
Lily Adams tweet
NBC, citing local police, reported that an ITEM in question was NOT ADDRESSED to Harris or her office, and was DETERMINED NOT OT BE A DEVICE of any kind.
Wasserman Schultz was the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee before running for Congress. She resigned that DNC position after her e-mails were hacked during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Soros' home in Bedford, New York, is a few miles from the Clintons' residence. Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said in a tweet that "nothing" sent to Clinton "got to any home."
New Castle Police Lt. James Carroll told CNBC his department has assisted the FBI and U.S. Secret Service in investigating the package sent to the nearby home of the Clintons. It was discovered Tuesday night.
In a tweet Wednesday morning, the New York branch of the FBI acknowledged the existence of the package sent to the Clintons, but said it would decline further comment on the ongoing investigation.
NYFBI tweet
A spokeswoman for Obama declined to comment and referred CNBC to the Secret Service. Clinton representatives did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for further comment.
Hillary Clinton is currently in Florida to attend a fundraising event, NBC reported. Bill Clinton was at the New York home.
Senior Republican lawmakers were quick to condemn the actions against their political opponents.
“potential explosive devices”
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The RATs have really reached the bottom of the barrel with these tactics.
Shultz’s big mistake was using her own return address. :-D
Return address listed as Debbie Wasserman Schultz on suspicious Obama, Clinton packages
The bombs are fake, and can’t go off
the clock is not a timer or an alarm and therefore lacks the circuit necessary to detonate anything.
“Its just a clock” nothing more.
All the bombs were duds
DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE.. BUT NOT DETERMINED TO FUNCTION
VIDEO OF APPEARANCE FROM PADDED ENVELOPE
Return address listed as DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ Return address listed as Debbie Wasserman Schultz on suspicious Obama, Clinton packages
https://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/return-address-listed-as-debbie-wasserman-schultz-on-suspicious-obama-clinton-packages-1351924291563?v=raila&;
Just too pat a scenario. It has all the markings of a calculated “dirty trick” of the Left and their partners. They are desperate to turn attention away from horrendous candidates running under the Democrats.
Nope...the next act of this charade will be the perp will be caught in 2 days and will be a Russian. Sleepy Sessions will then have Muller investigate it for the next 2 years to see if there are ties to Trump
The bombs are fake, and can’t go off
but they will blow them up to destroy evidence
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/
Homemade bombs sent to Obama, Clinton and CNN offices, officials say
By Devlin Barrett, Mark Berman and Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
October 24 at 4:08 PM
Authorities said Wednesday they had intercepted packages containing homemade explosive devices addressed to former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in New York and former president Barack Obama in Washington, while another bomb was discovered at CNN’s offices in Manhattan.
The fake bombs are a despicable democrat False Flag, hail Mary play to win the midterm election. Read on and you’ll agree.
1. None of the bombs went off. After all the dem’s don’t want to harm their people, they just want attention.
2. The bombs are fake, and that’s why they look the way they look. Why would anyone send a bomb to a political opponent without meaning to blow them up? It makes no sense. A fake bomb can only mean a false flag. The bombs were only for show and headlines.
3. The targets, CNN, Brennan, Hillary, Soros, Holder, Wasserman-Shultz, are not the targets that a right winger would chose.
4. The timing is too convenient. A right winger would NEVER do this days before an election for fear of spreading sympathy for democrat politicians and allowing the democrats an opportunity like this. Only a democrat operative would do this, right before the midterm election, strictly for political advantage.
5. The FBI will NOT find the person(s) who sent the bombs. This will allow the democrats to take advantage and say things that will garner sympathy without having to prove anything. This is a familiar pattern with democrats. Chrissy Ford did exactly that. They’ll accuse Trump and Republican rhetoric of causing a Trumper to send the fake bombs. They will say that anyone who thinks this is a false flag is deranged because the democrats would never kill their own people. They will call for endless investigations into Trump, the RNC and congressional Republicans and say that if we don’t investigate we are hiding something and are guilty of sending the fake bombs. The list of political possibilities is endless and the democrats are already starting down that long list.
6. There is no downside to being a victim in this situation. The only way the dems can screw this up is if they get caught or, as they’ve done a lot lately, over play their hand….which they will.
7. The fake bombs can be used to divert attention from other negative headlines that are dogging the liberals. When the migrant caravan blows up in their face they can tell the news to focus on the bombs and blame Trump. Fake bombs are a win, win for dems.
8. Every aspect of these fake bombs gives the democrats a political advantage and places Republican at a tremendous disadvantage. A true right winger, would never send bombs to political opponents, and I should know because I’m a true right winger.
When you examine this situation in depth your only conclusion is that this is in fact a democrat false flag, Hail Mary to win the midterm elections.
I don’t get this. Do Democrats really think law enforcement people are that dumb? This will be traced back to the person or persons responsible. So why would they do this? It does take the headlines off the horde of illegals coming from the south, but if it turns out the left did this, it will not go well for them.
Bomb to Brennan had no postmark so wasn’t mailed. Don’t know about the rest.
Obvious fake bombs.
Certainly looks that way. This seems to be a mail-order intimidation campaign to be blamed on Trump. The fact that they would not explode is irrelevant to the media.
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