that have forced evacuations of state capital buildings in multiple states. also, dozens of bomb threats to jewish institutions, particularly in california, nearly 100 in california alone, but also around the country. we are also seeing an epidemic of swatting calls to federal and state officials, these are 9-1-1 calls about nonexisting hostage situations or active shooter investigations. the calls are designed to provoke an armed police response to a targets home. nbc news reporting as of tonight that this includes the swatting of special counsel jack smith on christmas day, who is prosecuting the federal case against donald trump. the federal, the judge, also swatted at her own washington area home just last night. welcome to the kind of election year we are gonna have this year. why are we having this epidemic? what does it mean? what can be done about it? joining us now former justice department senior national security official, mary mccord. miss mccord, really glad you
emergencies to draw an armed police response, hopefully a s.w.a.t. team response to somebody s home. armed police rushing in to what they believe is a very dangerous active shooter situation. it s always scary, it s always risky, it s something that had fatal consequences in the past. right now, we are in the midst of a spree of swatting calls to state and federal officials including judges. in fact, we have some breaking news for you tonight. nbc news is not reporting that it is not just the federal judge in trump s federal january 6th case who has been attacked like this in recent days, it s also special counsel jack smith. they now report jack smith was also the victim of an attempted swatting in his washington area home on christmas day. to law enforcement officials excuse me, to law enforcement sources telling nbc news that someone called 9-1-1 that day reporting that jack smith had shot his wife and the address where smith lives. montgomery county police
fatal consequences in the past. and we right now are in the midst of a spree of swatting calls to state and federal officials, including judges. we have some breaking news for you tonight. nbc news is now reporting that it is not just the federal judge in trump s federal january 6th case who has been attacked like this in recent days. it is also special counsel jack smith. we can now report jack smith is also the victim of an attempted swatting at his washington area home on christmas day. two law enforcement sources telling nbc news that someone called 911 that day reporting that jack smith had shot his wife at the address where smith lives. local police did dispatch units toward the home. they were called off when deputy u.s. marshals protecting smith and his family told police it was a false alarm. no arrests have been made. a spokesperson for the special counsel s office is declining to comment. but why is this happening and to so many officials in so many
Shenna Bellows, Maine’s Secretary of State, was targeted in a fake emergency call just one day after her decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot.
PERRYSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) — A fifth person has fallen victim to a string of swatting calls that have targeted current or former Republican state lawmakers. State Rep. Haraz Ghanbari (R-Perrysburg) released a Friday statement that revealed he had been the victim of a swatting incident at his home. The announcement came after at least four […]