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US Secret Service: “The U.S. Secret Service has intercepted two suspicious packages addressed to Secret Service protectees. Late on October 23, 2018, the Secret Service recovered a single package addressed to Former First Lady Hillary Clinton in Westchester County, New York...
2/“... Early this morning, October 24, 2018, a second package addressed to Former President Barack Obama was intercepted by Secret Service personnel in Washington, DC....
3/“... The packages were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such. The protectees did not receive the packages nor were they at risk of receiving them...
4/“... The Secret Service has initiated a full scope criminal investigation that will leverage all available federal, state, and local resources to determine the source of the packages and identify those responsible.”
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Knowledgeable source tells me that White House forced out Pentagon Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Kevin Sweeney (ret.)
Official title was “Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense.”
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Switched to MSNBC because they're doing what CNN won't do. CNN went with the "Our tv screens are too small to see what was on the van" line. Uh, no. We can see the Trump stuff. MSNBC has close-ups. A MAGA guy sent two suspicious packages to CNN & they're still protecting Trump.
This person is tweeting that they saw this van in Hollywood FL. Look at these pics.
Said he got these pics in April. Look at the back. Similar to what we're seeing on MSNBC just the MSNBC one isn't clear.
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Still developing...but the return address on the Clinton, Soros & Obama packages is that of a former Dem official..not likely real. #WednesdayWisdom
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2/"Two explosive devices were found in mail sent to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, officials said on Wednesday, sparking an intensive investigation into whether a bomber is targeting prominent Democratic figures. The devices were
3/"similar to one found on Monday at the home of the George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist and liberal donor, who has often come under fierce criticism from conservatives and conspiracy theorists. None of the devices harmed anyone. Law enforcement officials said they were
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U.S. Secret Service: Suspicious packages identified as "potential explosive devices" and addressed to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were intercepted by Secret Service personnel; follows discovery of explosive device in mailbox at home of George Soros. nbcnews.to/2D1JHyC
Secret Service: "The packages were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such. The protectees did not receive the packages nor were they at risk of receiving them." nbcnews.to/2qa2MGC
-Suspicious packages were sent to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

-CNN in NYC evacuated due to suspicious package at Time Warner Center

-Follows discovery of explosive device in mailbox at home of George Soros earlier this week

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Suspicious package sent to Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Police in Westchester, New York say a suspicious device described as an IED, was discovered in the early hours of this morning near the Chappaqua home of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
FBI and Secret Service are investigating.
Hmm: “BREAKING: Early this morning, a suspicious package addressed to former President Obama was intercepted by Secret Service personnel in Washington, DC, per USSS.”—Peter Alexander
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BREAKING: Bomb found at home of Hillary and Bill Clinton in New York City suburb. (Per AP)
BREAKING: ‘Potential explosive devices’ sent to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton intercepted by Secret Service
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Another package was sent to CNN today.
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Secret Service reported it had also intercepted a suspicious envelope addressed to President Donald Trump, though that envelope was not received, nor did it enter the White House.

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