Five out of the six Democratic lawmakers who called on the military to “refuse illegal orders” from the administration have received bomb threats after President Donald Trump accused them of “seditious behavior” he considered “punishable by death.”

On Friday, the offices of Senator Elissa Slotkin , as well as Representatives Jason Crow , Chrissy Houlahan and Chris Deluzio said that their offices had received bomb threats. Meanwhile, police in Concord, New Hampshire, responded to a bomb threat at the local office of Representative Maggie Goodlander on Friday afternoon.

Newsweek called the members of Congress on Saturday morning for comment. Newsweek also contacted the White House via email for comment on the bomb threats.

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