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The first package was discovered on Monday in a mailbox at the New York home of George Soros, a wealthy liberal donor. The criminal complaint against Sayoc said the packages included photographs of the targetsвЂ™ faces that had been crossed out with a red вЂњXвЂќ. The Guardian was not immediately able to verify the claims.ДЄuthorities hoped SayocвЂ™s arrest would end the steady discovery of more matching envelopes, containing what appeared to be pipes packed with explosives and connected to wires, across the US. He said he had reported what he called вЂњfinancial irregularitiesвЂќ to police in Miami. вЂњSome of the things that were going on were very questionable,вЂќ Ochsenschlagen said. Ochsenschlagen said SayocвЂ™s mother, who often made political statements, was president of the board for 17 years until she was voted out last December. But one, Dan Ochsenschlagen, said there had been friction on the condominium board between SayocвЂ™s mother, the registered owner of the apartment, and other board members. On Friday afternoon, police and security guards were blocking off an upmarket 27-story condominium block in Aventura, where Sayoc has been listed as a resident. вЂњI think itвЂ™s a recent phenomenon thatвЂ™s happening to a lot of people who have feelings under the surface that are brought out by this divisive political climate,вЂќ said Lurvey. In August 2002, he was found guilty of making a bomb threat to a utilities worker.Дaniel Lurvey, an attorney who represented Sayoc in some of his criminal cases, said Sayoc had been вЂњnormal and courteousвЂќ and did not seem politically angry. SayocвЂ™s arrest record stretches back more than 25 years and includes charges for theft, battery, domestic violence and other offences. A Twitter spokeswoman declined to comment. Rochelle Ritchie, a former aide to Democratic politicians, said on Friday she reported Sayoc to Twitter earlier this year after he warned her: вЂњHug your loved ones real close every time you leave you home.вЂќ Twitter told her Sayoc had not violated its rules. The 56-year-old has also posted material online denigrating Muslims and raising popular rightwing conspiracy theories including the false claim that Clinton killed a former deputy White House counsel, Vince Foster. His social media accounts contain photographs and video clips in which he is wearing TrumpвЂ™s signature red baseball cap with the slogan вЂњMake America Great AgainвЂќ. Sayoc was born in Brooklyn, New York, and registered as a Republican in 2016, according to public records. Steyer, a donor to Democratic groups, said an additional suspect package addressed to him was intercepted in Burlingame, California. The packages found on Friday were sent to two senators, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California to James Clapper, a former director of national intelligence. None exploded before being found and no injuries were reported. Three bombs were confirmed by authorities when charges were brought, bringing to 13 the number known to have been sent. вЂњThese are not hoax devices,вЂќ Wray said, adding that more could yet be in the mail. DNA possibly from Sayoc was also found in one of the packages, Wray said, stressing that they contained authentic explosives. But he soon attacked the media, encouraged chants of вЂњCNN sucksвЂќ and set the audience up to boo the Democratic House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, and reprise вЂњlock her upвЂќ chants aimed at Hillary Clinton.ДЇBI director Christopher Wray said Sayoc had been linked by a fingerprint to a package sent to the California congresswoman Maxine Waters. Speaking later at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, Trump won applause from his loyalist supporters for calling for national unity and an end to political violence.

Speaking at the White House, Trump praised the вЂњincredible jobвЂќ done by investigators and promised to punish the person responsible.

#Suspicious package at white house full

вЂњLet this be a lesson to anyone, regardless of their political beliefs, that we will bring the full force of law against anyone who attempts to use threats, intimidation and outright violence to further an agenda,вЂќ Sessions said.ДЄsked why most of SayocвЂ™s alleged targets were Democrats, Sessions said: вЂњHe appears to be a partisan.вЂќ A court filing said the stickers covering SayocвЂ™s van included вЂњimages critical of CNNвЂќ, the TV station frequently derided by Trump, whose New York studios were the target of two bombs. The charges were filed to federal court in Manhattan. Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, said at a press conference in Washington Sayoc had been charged with five offences including threats against former presidents, assaulting current and former federal officers and mailing explosives.