A bomb threat made against U.S. Rep. Jason Crow’s office in Aurora on Friday was found not to be credible, police officials said Saturday.
Crow’s office posted a statement about the threat on social media late Friday night and thanked law enforcement for their quick response.
“Threats and violence are unacceptable and should be able to be condemned by all Americans, regardless of your political beliefs,” the statement said.
Crow was one of six Democratic lawmakers targeted by President Donald Trump on social media this week, who accused them of sedition “punishable by death” after the group called on U.S. military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders” in a video posted online.
Threats against Crow and his office “exploded” after Trump’s comments, Crow said on social media.
Five of the six lawmakers who appeared in the video have received bomb threats since Trump’s comments, according to Newsweek.
The Aurora Police Department responded to 911 call about the threat just before 1 p.m. Friday, spokesperson Gabby Easterwood said.
Aurora police K9s responded to Crow’s office and did not find anything, she said.
Trump’s comments drew condemnation from Democratic lawmakers this week, who described them as a call for political violence.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, said he did not believe Trump was calling for violence but merely “defining a crime.”
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