Montana Republicans Report Letters With Mysterious Powder After Similar Mailings in 2 Other States

Montana Republicans Report Letters With Mysterious Powder After Similar Mailings in 2 Other States
The Montana state Capitol in Helena, Mont., on May 3, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Republican lawmakers in Montana are sharing that they received letters with white powder as federal agents investigate mysterious substances similarly mailed to GOP officials in two other states.

In a Friday night tweet, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte said he has received “disturbing” reports of anonymous threats sent to legislators. The Montana attorney general posted on Facebook that the local sheriff’s office collected evidence after his mother, a state representative, opened one letter with a “white powder substance” sent to her home address.