New suspicious package prompts LA mail facility evacuation, reportedly addressed to Maxine Waters

A bomb squad has been dispatched to the scene. Los Angeles Police Department and agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating the package.

The FBI has confirmed there were two suspicious packages, both addressed to Rep. Maxine Waters. Earlier, one had been intercepted in Maryland on its way to Waters’ office. That one was not mentioned in the FBI’s press release.

The bomb was discovered as Trump has been calling for the bomber to be brought to justice, assuring “the full weight of our government” is behind the investigation. “Acts or threats of political violence have no place of any kind in the United States of America,” he announced after meeting with the FBI, Justice Department, and DHS.

The earlier confirmed bombs, including one sent to George Soros on Monday night, were constructed with PVC pipe, which x-rays showed contained shrapnel, an explosive, and timers. Senior bomb technicians confirmed all the components required to detonate the devices were present. However, none of the bombs actually exploded.

Democrats blamed Trump, pointing out that every package recipient – Waters, Soros, Clinton, Obama, Holder, Wasserman-Schultz, and Brennan – was on the president’s unofficial “enemies list,” regularly coming in for criticism at rallies and on Twitter.

Meanwhile, Republicans brought up the fact that the bombs had all been safely discovered before doing any damage, suggesting the “attacks” might have been a ploy to garner sympathy (and votes) for the Democrats ahead of the election.