The U.S. Capitol Police announced Thursday that they investigated more than 8,500 threats against members of Congress in the year 2023. This is an increase from the previous year. The number of threats was about 7,500 in 2022. However, both figures fall short of the total of 9,600 threats that were reported in 2021. This was exacerbated by riots on Jan. 6, 2021. The number of threats…
More than 8, 000 threats to members of Congress were looked into by U.S. Capitol Police in 2023, the agency announced on Thursday, an increase from the previous year. In 2022, there were about 7,500 threats, but both numbers are insufficient compared to the 9,600 threats made in 2021, which were made worse by the riots at the Capitol on January 6. There are a lot of threats, but… More than 8, 000 threats to members of Congress were looked into by the U.S. Capitol Police in 2023, an increase from the previous year, the agency announced on Thursday. There were approximately 7,500 threats in 2022, but both numbers fall short of the total of 9,600 for 2021, which was made worse by the riots at the Capitol on January 6. There are… threats in total.
The U.S. Capitol Police announced Thursday that they investigated more than 8,500 threats against members of Congress in the year 2023. This is an increase from the previous year. The number of threats was about 7,500 in 2022. However, both figures fall short of the total of 9,600 threats that were reported in 2021. This was exacerbated by riots on Jan. 6, 2021. The number of threats…