{"id":1951035,"date":"2023-06-19T14:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T18:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-republican-officials-in-kansas-receive-cryptic-letters-containing-white-powder\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T14:08:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T18:08:40","slug":"multiple-republican-officials-in-kansas-receive-cryptic-letters-containing-white-powder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-republican-officials-in-kansas-receive-cryptic-letters-containing-white-powder\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas Republican officials receive mysterious letters with white powder."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmultiple-republican-officials-in-kansas-receive-cryptic-letters-containing-white-powder%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1951035&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Legislators in Kansas Receive Cryptic Letters Containing White Powder<\/h2>\n<p>Republican legislators and officials in Kansas have reported receiving \u201ccryptic\u201d letters containing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-teacher-pleads-guilty-after-mailing-white-powder-threats-to-elementary-school-staffers\/\" title=\"Ex-Teacher Pleads Guilty After Mailing White Powder Threats To Elementary School Staffers\">white powder<\/a> since Friday, with some officials speculating they are politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), which is working alongside the FBI on the investigation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansas.gov\/kbi\/docs\/media%20releases\/2023\/Media%20Release%20-UPDATE-%20Suspicious%20mail%20received%20by%20legislators%20and%20other%20public%20officials.pdf\">confirmed<\/a> over the weekend that roughly 100 letters have been sent. So far, it appears the letters have been sent exclusively to Republicans, and one Republican lawmaker suspects it could be connected to Republicans overriding the Democratic governor\u2019s vetoes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is not okay,\u201d Republican State Rep. Tory Marie Blew, who received a letter, said in a Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ToryMarieBlew\/?locale=br_FR\">post<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t know all the details, but as of now only Republicans [sic] legislators have received this package.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The number of letters being reported has steadily increased since Saturday, when officials said roughly 80 letters had been reported across the state. On Sunday, that number was 90, and officials updated the number to roughly 100 as of Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KBIKansas\/posts\/pfbid02J3dU9mPMvMrKU91K3A25eFHkA9Zayf6zYEa6drKNDWZ1sqZQU5ZEdxcD6s6ih4uel\">according<\/a> to the KBI. ABC News <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/dozens-letters-suspicious-white-powder-state-officials-kansas\/story?id=100154695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the substances that have been tested so far are neither explosive nor a biohazard.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLaw enforcement is working to safely collect the letters and investigate the incidents,\u201d the KBI said in a statement. \u201cCurrently, no injuries have been reported, but we ask everyone to remain vigilant in handling mail.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>State Rep. Stephen Owens, a Republican, believes the letters could be a response to one of the nine vetoes the legislature has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmuw.org\/2023-04-27\/restrictions-on-transgender-rights-and-abortion-coming-to-kansas-after-republicans-override-vetoes\">overridden<\/a> this year \u2014 including one that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-republican-officials-in-kansas-receive-cryptic-letters-containing-white-powder\/\" title=\"Kansas Republican officials receive mysterious letters with white powder.\">bans transgender-identifying athletes<\/a> from competing on sports teams opposite their biological sex. Republicans control both the House and the Senate in the state, but Democrat Laura Kelly has been governor since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Owens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/19\/us\/kansas-white-powder-letters\/index.html\">told<\/a> CNN that the sender was \u201cvery deliberate\u201d in trying to get the officials to open the letters, as the one he received had the return address of a church located in his district.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cViolence and acts of violence and threats do absolutely nothing, nothing to change one\u2019s perspective,\u201d Owens said. \u201cAs a matter of fact, that strengthens the resolve of myself and my colleagues and of our party to continue the work that we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The letter Owens received begins by saying \u201cSalutations[.] [T]o honor your recent accomplishments I send to you a gift from the exclusive astruc baruch collection[.] [I]t\u2019s important not to choke on your ambition,\u201d according to a photo of the letter Owens shared with the outlet. It was signed, \u201cyour secret despirer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Attorney General and House Speaker were among those who received letters, while no Democrats have reported receiving letters as of Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmbc.com\/article\/dozens-of-letters-with-white-powder-delivered-to-kansas-legislators\/44235570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to KMBC. Owens told CNN he believes the other officials who received them are also Republicans. It\u2019s unclear if each one said the same thing as the one Owens received.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are very appreciative of KBI Director [Tony] Mattivi, the agents of the KBI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> and fire departments, the KS National Guard, KDHE, the FBI, the Office of the State Fire Marshall, and everyone else who was involved in the massive process of retrieving these envelopes and ensuring the safety of our members,\u201d a spokeswoman for Speaker Daniel Hawkins said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican legislators and officials in Kansas have received &#8220;cryptic&#8221; letters containing white power. Some suspect political motives. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and FBI are collaborating on the case, confirming around 100 letters sent. 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