Leaked Trump Admin Memo Warned of Home Attacks on Officials [View all]
Source: Daily Beast
Published Jun. 14 2025 1:41PM EDT
A leaked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo warned months before Saturday’s shooting that public officials face growing threats of attacks at their personal residences. Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed at their home in the suburbs of Minneapolis on Saturday morning.
The gunman, who was reportedly dressed like a cop, also shot State Senator John Hoffman and his wife multiple times at their home in nearby Champlin. They have since undergone surgery. Officials report they are “cautiously optimistic” they will survive.
Just months ago, DHS analysts warned that high-profile officials were increasingly “vulnerable to attack” at their own homes as potential attackers shift away from traditional targets such as “government buildings and corporate offices, in a confidential memo obtained by ABC News.
Noting “recent uptick in online messaging promoting attacks at their homes, doxing and swatting incidents, and several notable attacks,” the memo, which leaked in March, described an escalating threat from potential attackers targeting public figures where they live. Private homes often lack more “robust security measures” and are “accessible with limited obstacles,” the memo suggested.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-trump-admin-memo-warned-of-home-attacks-on-officials-like-shooting-of-melissa-hortman-and-john-hoffman/
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