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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Michael Howie

Donald Trump appointees and nominees 'targeted in violent threats to their lives'

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Some of Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees and administration appointments have been targeted in “violent threats to their lives”, according to the president-elect’s transition team.

The incidents ranged from bomb threats to “swatting”, which involves making hoax calls to send police or other emergency service response teams to another person’s address, Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said.

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