Rep. Jared Moskowitz says police alerted him about a 'potential threat' on his life

Zoë Richards is a politics reporter for NBC News.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida said Friday that police notified him this week about an arrest in connection with a “potential threat on my life” in his district, which covers parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. Moskowitz, a Democrat, said in the Friday statement that the Margate Police Department notified him about an alleged “potential plot” on his life on Monday, a day before Tuesday’s general election.

“Found with him was a manifesto that, among other things, included antisemitic rhetoric and only my name on the ‘target’ list,” said Moskowitz, who is Jewish and a vocal defender of Israel. The congressman, who NBC News projected was elected to a second term in Tuesday’s elections, declined to disclose additional details in his statement, citing an ongoing investigation. A Moskowitz spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.

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