2018 United States mail bombing attempts

From October 23, 2018 to November 1, 2018, packages that had pipe bombs were sent to several American Democratic politicians and public figures. Packages were sent to Hillary and Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. CNN got one addressed to former CIA Director John O. Brennan at its New York City studios in Time Warner Center, which was evacuated.

A similar package was sent to the home of billionaire investor George Soros. One was sent to former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, which had the wrong address, was instead delivered to the Florida office of U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose name and address was on the return labels of all of the packages. U.S. Representative Maxine Waters was targeted with two packages which were stopped by authorities, one in Washington, D.C. by U.S. Capitol Police, and another in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. That same day, a package was sent to Senator Kamala Harris's office in San Diego.

The New York City Police Department is investigating a package found in Tribeca at an office owned by actor Robert De Niro.

The FBI is investigating two packages found at a postal facilities in Delaware, addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden.

On October 25, a package was sent to former National Intelligence Director James Clapper and to New Jersey Senator Cory Booker. On October 26, two packages were sent to Senator Kamala Harris again and to Democrat megadonner Tom Steyer.

News outlets reported that the bombs were sent to President Donald Trump's strongest critics.

Cesar Sayoc Jr. was arrested in Plantation, Florida, on October 26 in connection with mailing the explosive devices. The FBI is treating the investigation as domestic terrorism. If convicted, the bomber could face up to 100 years in prison (10 years for each bomb sent).

## Timeline

|Date|Intended target|Location discovered|
| --- | --- | --- |
|George Soros|Katonah, New York (Soros residence)||
|Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton|Chappaqua, New York (intercepted by Secret Service)||
|Barack Obama|Washington, D.C. (intercepted by Secret Service)||
|Eric Holder|Sunrise, Florida (office of Debbie Wasserman Schultz)||
|rowspan="2"|Maxine Waters|Los Angeles (postal facility)|
|Washington, D.C. (Capitol Hill post office)|||
|John O. Brennan (via CNN)|New York City (Time Warner Center)||
|rowspan="2"|Joe Biden|New Castle, Delaware (post office)|
|Wilmington, Delaware (post office)|||
|Robert De Niro|New York City (De Niro's film production company)||
|James Clapper (via CNN)|New York City (post office)||
|Cory Booker|Opa-locka, Florida (postal facility)||
|Kamala Harris|Sacramento, California (postal facility)||
|Tom Steyer|Burlingame, California (postal facility)||

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## Infobox (civilian attack)

- **title**: October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts
- **image**: Suspicious-package-exterior-oct-2018.jpg
- **caption**: One of the envelopes that contained explosives
- **location**: United States
- **target**: CNN and thirteen Democratic Party members and prominent critics of President of the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump
- **date**: –
- **type**: Attempted Letter bomb, mail bombings, domestic terrorism
- **perp**: Cesar Sayoc Jr.
- **weapons**: Pipe bombs