US lawmaker says FBI briefed him on Trump's rhetoric over New York probe

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By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Mark Warner said on Sunday he was briefed by the FBI on Donald Trump's rhetoric after the former president verbally lashed out at a New York prosecutor overseeing a grand jury investigation into alleged hush-money payments.

"I have been briefed by the FBI. They say they are fully prepared," Warner, a Democrat and the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN on Sunday. "They have seen no specific threats but the level of rhetoric on some of these right-wing sites has increased."

Trump, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential elections, has ramped up his rhetoric against New York prosecutors probing his hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors have said they would not be intimidated.

More: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmaker-says-fbi-briefed-him-trumps-rhetoric-over-new-york-probe-2023-03-26/

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1. It seems

foolish to claim the FBI has said they "have seen no specific threats" when they are in fact investigating the letter sent to Bragg. That statement in the letter is pretty specific about what the letter writer wants to do.

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2. Note to Sen.W: Get back to us when they give you more than this, tia.