Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees were targeted by “bomb threats” and “swatting” attempts on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a Trump spokeswoman said.
In a statement issued on social media, Trump transition team spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that unnamed Cabinet nominees and administration officials were subjected to “violent, un-American threats to their lives and those who live with them.”
While the statement provided no details on who was targeted by the bomb threats and swatting attempts, Leavitt said that law enforcement officials acted quickly to mitigate the problem. Other details were not given in Leavitt’s statement.
“President Trump and the entire transition team are grateful for their swift action,” she said, referring to law enforcement officials….