U.S. Capitol Police hires prosecutors to investigate threats against lawmakers
Source: NBC News
April 10, 2024, 1:16 PM EDT
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol Police has hired three attorneys to help investigate threats made to lawmakers and assist in prosecuting people who threaten members of Congress, a spokesman for the agency confirmed to NBC News.
The hirings are in response to an increase in the number of threats against lawmakers over the last few years, according to the USCP. The New York Times first reported news of the hirings on Tuesday.
In 2023, the Capitol Police investigated 8,008 threat assessment cases. That was up from 7,501 cases investigated in 2021, but slightly down from the 8,613 number of cases investigated in 2020.
In 2023, only 27% of the threats reported to federal prosecutors were prosecuted, USCP confirmed. Two of the three new prosecutors were hired last year, with one hired in 2024, it said.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/us-capitol-police-hires-prosecutors-investigate-threats-lawmakers-rcna147221
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