A package that contained a pipe bomb was sent to Obama 's home in Washington , D.C , on October 24 , 2018 . The package was intercepted by the Secret Service during routine mail screenings . Similar packages were sent to several other Democratic leaders , mostly those who voiced strong objections to the policies of Donald Trump and to CNN . Debbie Wasserman Schultz was addressed as the sender of the package . On October 26 , 2018 , Cesar Sayoc was arrested and faces five federal charges in Manhattan carrying a combined maximum sentence of 48 years behind bars in relation to the pipe bombs
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October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts
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