California state Sen. Scott Wiener had his house searched for bombs after he received a death threat.
The Wiener spokesperson said the lawmaker's office believes the threat is connected to the tweet, but doesn't know definitively. The threat concluded by saying that bombs had been placed in Wiener’s office and home. The final line of the threat said, “We will kill you.”
It was emailed Sunday to members of Wiener’s legislative staff, who alerted police. The threat was deemed credible enough that Wiener’s home and office were searched by police Sunday afternoon. No bombs were found, but officers say they’re actively investigating the threat. Wiener, a gay politician who has spent more than five years in office, said he’s not deterred by such threats. He also took aim at conservative politicians and activists, saying threats like this were the result of homophobic rhetoric.
“I've been getting death threats for years as a result of our work to advance the civil rights of LGBTQ people and people living with HIV," he said in a statement."I'm not going to stop doing that work no matter what threats people make. “These attacks are a direct result of the hateful, anti-LGBTQ political rhetoric coming from right-wing politicians and activists. Words have consequences.
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