Tennessee Republican Lawmakers Receive Mail With ‘White Powder Substance’

Tennessee Republican Lawmakers Receive Mail With ‘White Powder Substance’
The Cordell Hull State Office Building, in Nashville, Tenn., on June 22, 2023. AP Photo/George Walker IV
The Associated Press
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A Tennessee legislative office building in Nashville reopened Thursday after a temporary lockdown prompted by multiple Republican leaders receiving what House Speaker Cameron Sexton called “a white powder substance” in the mail.

Hazmat teams were called to assess the situation, Sexton said in a statement.