Capitol Police investigated more than 7,500 threats against lawmakers last year

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

U.S. Capitol Police investigated 7,501 threats against members of Congress in 2022, according to new figures released Tuesday.

Last year's numbers marked the first decline in at least five years but remained "historically high," and nearly double the 3,939 cases investigated in 2017, Capitol Police said. In 2021, when the Jan. 6 riot took place, threat cases jumped to 9,625.

“The threats against Members of Congress are still too high,” said U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger in a statement. “This has resulted in a necessary expansion of, not only our investigative capabilities, but our protection responsibilities as well.”

The tallies include investigations into “concerning statements and direct threats,” and police said the amount of threats against Democrats and Republicans has been similar, noting every member of Congress has been affected.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/capitol-police-investigated-more-than-7-500-threats-against-lawmakers-last-year/ar-AA16s1a2

[Cha]

1. They needed more funding and Most Dems

voted for it.. not all of course.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. The far-right hates (most) Republicans almost as much as they hate Dems

Ya know, cause they're not MAGA enough

I'd bet the balance of 'who was threatened' is highly imbalanced vs 'who were they threatened by' in terms of the criminal's 'political lean', esp. violent threats.

But I don't expect bullshit M$N to come up with such a complex analysis (or even to propose it as possible) all on their own.

[SoCalDavidS]

3. It's Only A Matter Of Time Before Someone Is Killed nt

[Probatim]

4. No breakdown between which party was most threatened?

I recognize the MAGAts hate some Rs because they aren't crazy enough, but it's gotta be skewed heavily to Democrats.