After outrageously ignoring the initial story during their flagship morning shows, CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News refused to update viewers on a new revelation in the incident involving white powder being sent in envelopes to members of the Kansas Republican Party which is that they were also sent to former President Trump and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Much like they did during their morning show Good Morning America, ABC’s World News Tonight kept up with the politically motivated attack on Kansas Republican lawmakers.
CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News did have time however to hyperventilate over bans on abortions and whine about how they are causing shortages in OB-GYNs (CBS) and that there are supposedly data tracking taking place where abortions are legal (NBC).
“Envelopes containing a suspicious powdery substance were discovered in the mailboxes of a few dozen Kansas lawmakers. But tonight the list of intended recipients is growing,” ABC News investigative reporter Aaron Katersky revealed.
“More than 100 Kansas officials have now received letters and federal law enforcement sources tell ABC News letters were also addressed to former President Trump, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and other high-profile individuals, though we're told the postal inspectors intercepted those letters before they were delivered,” he added.
Two of the Kansas Republicans who had suspicious white powder sent to them were state representative Tory Marie Blew and state Senator Stephen Owens. They both told ABC about their concerns.
“It just was in your typical letter envelope and at the very bottom of it, you could feel that it was very thick,” Blew told ABC.
Owens added that “It was quite terrifying, right, I mean, this is the stuff that you ultimately see in movies, hardly real-life stuff.”
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ABC’s World News Tonight
6/19/2023
6:38:22 p.m. EasternLINSEY DAVIS: Now to the growing number of threatening letters containing a mysterious white powder. More than 100 now found to lawmakers and officials in Kansas. And tonight, federal law enforcement sources tell ABC News, they were also sent to former President Trump and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, but that postal inspectors intercepted them. Here's ABC's senior investigative reporter, Aaron Katersky.
AARON KATERSKY: At first, envelopes containing a suspicious powdery substance were discovered in the mailboxes of a few dozen Kansas lawmakers. But tonight the list of intended recipients is growing. More than 100 Kansas officials have now received letters and federal law enforcement sources tell ABC News letters were also addressed to former President Trump, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and other high-profile individuals, though we're told the postal inspectors intercepted those letters before they were delivered. It appears most of the letters were sent to Kansas Republicans, including Attorney General Kris Kobach, and State Representative Tory Marie Blew who told us she threw hers into a flower pot. She shared this photo of hazmat teams responding.
REP. TORY MARIE BLEW (R-KS): It just was in your typical letter envelope and at the very bottom of it, you could feel that it was very thick.
KATERSKY: At least one letter included a message saying it is important not to choke on your ambition, but one lawmaker described the note as cryptic and lacking sense. Kansas Republicans called the letters a cowardly attempt to intimidate the legislature and asked lawmakers to remain vigilant and cautious while opening their mail. State Senator Steven Owens noticed a fake return address of a local church on the letter he received.
SEN. STEPHEN OWENS (R-KS): It was quite terrifying, right, I mean, this is the stuff that you ultimately see in movies, hardly real-life stuff.
KATERSKY: The powder was sent to a lab for testing, it came back negative for any concerning biological agent. Still, Linsey the recipient said these letters have made the last few days stressful.
