Schumer Says 3 of His Offices Were Targeted With Bomb Threats

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Dec. 1 that three of his offices in New York were targeted by bomb threats.

Schumer said in a post on X that his offices in Rochester, Binghamton, and Long Island received emailed bomb threats with the subject line reading “MAGA” from an email address alleging the “2020 election was rigged.”

MAGA stands for President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” policy agenda. Trump’s Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, won the 2020 presidential election with 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232 votes.

“Local and federal law enforcement responded immediately and are conducting full security sweeps. Everyone is safe, and I am grateful for their quick and professional response to ensure these offices remain safe and secure for all New Yorkers,” said Schumer.

“These kinds of violent threats have absolutely no place in our political system,” he continued. “No one—no public servant, no staff member, no constituent, no citizen—should ever be targeted for simply doing their job.”

Suffolk County police responded to Schumer’s Long Island office but did not confirm the details of the threat, according to a law enforcement source.

Schumer is not the only politician to receive a bomb threat this week.

Indiana state Sen. Jean Leising, a Republican, said someone targeted her home for her opposition to Indiana redrawing its congressional map to give Republicans an advantage in the midterms.

“Unfortunately, my house was the target of a pipe bomb threat on Saturday evening,” she posted on X. “This is a result of the DC political pundits for redistricting. Thanks to the Oldenburg Town Marshall, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the ISP, all is okay!”

In August, Texas Democrats were forced to evacuate a suburban Chicago hotel after receiving a bomb threat.

“This morning, a threat was made against the safety of the members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus. We are safe, we are secure, and we are undeterred. We are grateful for Governor Pritzker, local, and state law enforcement for their quick action to ensure our safety,” the caucus wrote on X.

The lawmakers left Texas in order to deny a quorum to the state House of Representatives looking to pass a new congressional map that would give the Republicans five extra seats. Texas eventually enacted the map, which a federal judge has ruled as unconstitutional. That ruling has been appealed.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.