A House Democrat from Rhode Island said Friday that he was targeted in a string of bomb threats against lawmakers and public officials around Thanksgiving. Why it matters: The development comes the same week that nearly the entire Connecticut congressional delegation and multiple Trump appointees were targeted with similar threats.

Multiple House Democrats from Connecticut including the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee were targets of Thanksgiving Day bomb threats Thursday.

A t least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said.