Thread by @Monaheart1229

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

4/"investigating whether all three were sent by the same person or persons. Also on Wednesday morning, CNN’s offices in Manhattan were evacuated after a similar device was sent there and made its way into their offices, a law enforcement official said.

5/"In a statement, the Secret Service said it had “intercepted two suspicious packages addressed to Secret Service protectees,” who were identified as Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama. The device addressed to Mrs. Clinton in Westchester County was found late on Tuesday by a Secret

6/"Service employee who screens mail for her, the statement said. The package addressed to Mr. Obama was intercepted early on Wednesday by Secret Service personnel in Washington, who screened mail for the White House. “The packages were immediately identified during routine mail

7/"screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such,” the statement said. “The protectees did not receive the packages nor were they at risk of receiving them.” The statement said the agency had “initiated a full scope criminal

8/"investigation that will leverage all available federal, state, and local resources to determine the source of the packages and identify those responsible.” Mr. Soros’s home is in Katonah, a hamlet in Westchester County, north of New York City. That device was constructed from

9/"a length of pipe about six inches long filled with explosive powder, and it was “proactively detonated” by bomb squad technicians, according to one of the officials, all of whom were briefed on the investigation. The motive of the would-be Soros bomber or bombers remained

10/"unclear, one of the officials said, adding that there had not yet been any claim of responsibility. Law enforcement agencies were closely examining possible ties between the packages and the one sent to Mr. Soros, according to one federal law enforcement official who would

11/"not be named discussing ongoing investigations and spoke on condition of anonymity. The connection was being “strongly considered,” the official said. Mr. Soros, who made his fortune in finance and is now a full-time philanthropist and political activist, is often a subject

12/"of the ire of right-wing groups. In recent days, some have falsely speculated that he funded a caravan of migrants moving north in Mexico. In a statement, the White House condemned “the attempted violent attacks.” “These terrorizing acts are despicable, and anyone responsible

13/"will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” the statement said. “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.” It is unclear where

14/"exactly the package addressed to Mrs. Clinton was sent. A security guard at the Clinton Foundation’s Midtown Manhattan offices said the explosive device was addressed to Mrs. Clinton’s home in Westchester County, not her offices.

15/"The Clintons bought their 11-room Dutch Colonial home in Chappaqua, an affluent Westchester enclave, in 1999 for $1.7 million as Mr. Clinton ended his tenure in the White House. The decision to settle in Westchester came as Mrs. Clinton was preparing to run for Senate from

16/"New York. Early this month, federal authorities said they intercepted multiple packages suspected of containing the lethal substance ricin, addressed to President Trump and at least two top Pentagon officials."
~NYT, 10/24/18