there were members who told me that they were afraid for their own security, afraid in some instances for their lives. reporter: according to the u.s. capitol police, this year alone there has been a 107% increase in threats against all members compared to 2020. this year i think we ll be up close to 10,000 threats that we re investigating against members of congress. reporter: as lawmakers from both parties face increased threats of violence, the former president continues to focus on attacking republicans that he believes betrayed him. like representative peter myer, the freshman republican from michigan who says death threats are just now part of the job. our expectation is that folks will try to kill us. to me, the important thing is not to let that intimidate you because loyally to the constitution should supercede everything else. the loss of lawmakers like gonzalez only increases the former president s dpgrip on th