Greg Nash/Pool via AP A threatening letter and unidentified white powder were sent to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Said he knew exactly who was to. A package that had an unidentified white powder inside was sent to Sen.

The powder was later revealed to be a non-toxic substance, according to The Associated Press. The package arrived Monday at Paul’s home. Rand Paul of Kentucky that contained white powder and what appeared to be a threat. 'I have been targeted multiple times now, it is reprehensible that Twitter allows C-list celebrities to advocate for violence against me and my family!' Paul wrote again, in response to a Fox News article reporting the news of the suspicious package delivery and mentioning Marx's tweet from this weekend. When a suspicious package filled with white powder showed up in his house in Kentucky on Monday, Sen. The Federal Bureau of investigation is investigating a package sent to Republican Sen. The assault led to Paul being hospitalized with broken ribs and to Boucher pleading guilty to assaulting a member of Congress. Police are investigating a suspicious package that was delivered to the home of Sen. His comment comes one day after American singer Richard Marx wrote on Twitter: 'I'll say it again: If I ever meet Rand Paul's neighbor I'm going to hug him and buy him as many drinks as he can consume.' In the tweet, Marx was referencing the moment in 2017 when Paul was attacked by his neighbor, Rene Boucher. As a repeated target of violence, it is reprehensible that Twitter allows C-list celebrities to encourage violence against me and my family,' he wrote in response to a Politico article about the incident. 'I take these threats immensely seriously. Paul - who said over the weekend he probably won't be getting the COVID-19 vaccine and who went from a former President Donald Trump critic to an outspoken supporter - also tweeted about the incident Monday night. 'Further analysis will be conducted on both the substance and package.'įBI Louisville, Kentucky, spokesperson Tim Beam told ABC affiliate WHAS in a statement: 'The FBI's Louisville office is working with the Warren County Sheriff's Office by providing forensic and technical support for this investigation.' The preliminary analysis showed that the substance inside it was 'non-toxic,' they said. The senator also lashed out at detractors who he said. Paul, a libertarian-leaning former presidential candidate, tweeted Monday that he takes any such threats immensely seriously and said he has been targeted multiple times. Rand Paul appears to contain a non-toxic substance, the local sheriff's office said. The package was then removed and transported to the Bowling Green Fire Department for analysis, police said. A suspicious package sent to the Kentucky home of Republican U.S. Capitol Police in the afternoon regarding the package.

The Warren County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook statement late Monday that they were contacted by the U.S. Police are investigating a suspicious package that was delivered to the home of Sen. Rand Paul speaks at the 2020 Republican National Convention on Tuesday, Aug.

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