

"We condemn the attempted violent attacks recently made against President Obama, President Clinton, Secretary Clinton, and other public figures," Sanders said. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement that the Trump administration condemns the "terrorizing acts" against Obama, the Clintons and "other public figures." Multiple senior bomb technicians briefed on the case told NBC that the devices had all the components necessary to set off successful explosions. The devices also contained powder from fireworks and X-ray analysis showed that there was likely shrapnel inside the pipe, the officials told NBC. Three senior law enforcement officials with direct knowledge told NBC that the devices were made from PVC pipe and contained a timer to set off a detonator.

The packaging in which they were sent was almost exactly the same, and they each had a return address belonging to a former Democratic party official, according to NBC. NBC reported that the devices addressed to Obama, Clinton and Soros share a number of characteristics. Soros' home in Bedford, New York, is a few miles from the Clintons' residence. Two days earlier, an explosive device was found at the home of politically active billionaire George Soros, a pariah to the right wing. Maxine Waters, that are similar in appearance to the other packages," the FBI said late Thursday. "We have now confirmed two additional packages, both addressed to Rep.
