The delivery of an envelope containing a suspicious white powder prompted the Arizona gubernatorial campaign of Republican nominee Kari Lake to shut down its Phoenix headquarters two days before the election, the campaign said in a statement on Sunday.
The envelope, opened by a member of Lake's staff, was one of two confiscated by law enforcement for analysis in Quantico, Virginia, site of an FBI forensics laboratory, after the incident was reported, according to the statement.
The disruption came at a critical moment for the Lake campaign, locked in a tight race for governor with the Democratic nominee, Katie Hobbs, currently serving as Arizona's secretary of state. Lake, a onetime television news anchor, has embraced former President Donald Trump's false claims of voter fraud and has gained his endorsement.
Neither the FBI statement, nor those from the Phoenix police of fire departments, referred to Lake or her campaign by name. Hobbs condemned the behavior directed at her opponent, issuing a statement calling the incident "incredibly concerning," adding, "I am thankful that she and her staff were not harmed."The incident came nearly two weeks after a burglary of Hobbs' campaign headquarters. A suspect was arrested two days later.
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