A group of congressional Democrats with national security backgrounds say threats coming into their offices have surged dramatically after President Trump said comments they made are "punishable by DEATH!"

Why it matters: The spike comes against the backdrop of a broader uptick in threats against members of Congress and incidents of political violence that have Washington, D.C., increasingly on edge. • Rep. Jason Crow's (D-Colo.) office went so far as to ask the Capitol Police to investigate Trump, calling his posts "threatening, intimidating, and concerning" in an email first reported by Axios. • Trump and the White House have denied that his posts were meant to constitute threats.

Driving the news: "We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not, you know, closer to a thousand threats," S

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