The FBI and NYPD are investigating a letter containing a death threat and white powder that was mailed to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office is investigating former President Donald Trump, law-enforcement sources told NBC News.
The letter was addressed to Bragg and said, “ALVIN: I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!\u201d the sources said. It contained a small amount of white powder.
There were no evacuations or injuries, officials said.
It was the latest in what a senior law enforcement source described as “several hundred threats” aimed at Bragg and his office in recent weeks. A couple dozen of the messages were considered to be directly threatening serious harm to Bragg, the source said.
Bragg sent an email to his office acknowledging the difficult week.
\u201cI know it hasn\u2019t been easy,\u201d he wrote in the email, with all of the \u201cpress attention and security around our office,\u201d and thanked everyone for their \u201cstrength and professionalism during this time.\u201d
\u201cWe will continue to apply the law evenly and fairly,\u201d he wrote.
In a statement, the DA’s office said the letter \u201cwas immediately contained and that the NYPD Emergency Service Unit and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection determined there was no dangerous substance.\u201d
Markings on the envelope indicate it was mailed from Orlando, Florida earlier this week, the sources said. It was postmarked on Tuesday, the sources said.
The letter comes in the wake of Trump announcing \u2014 falsely \u2014 that he would be arrested in the probe this past Tuesday and that people should “protest.” His rhetoric has become more heated in the days since, including warning on his social media website early Friday of “potential death and destruction” if the DA indicts him.
An indictment in the case could come down\u2002as soon as next week, as there are indications the investigation is in its final stages. NBC News reported last week that law enforcement officials had already begun preparing security precautions in the event of a possible indictment in discussions that include the NYPD, New York State Court Officers, the U.S. Secret Service, the FBI\u2019s Joint Terrorism Task Force and the DA’s office<\/p>\n\n\n\n