PROTESTS/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY: “A box filled with manure and addressed to Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, was left Saturday [12-24-17] at his neighbor’s home in the upscale Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, the police told KNBC-TV.
Helicopter footage from the station showed the manure spilling onto the ground after the authorities emptied the box, which was covered in Christmas wrapping paper.
A Christmas card that referred to Mr. Mnuchin and President Trump was inside the package, which was labeled as coming from ‘the American people,’ KABC-TV reported.
The Los Angeles Police Department told the television station KTLA the package contained horse manure. The box raised suspicions and the bomb squad was called to investigate.
A Police Department spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday.
Mr. Mnuchin, who was home at the time, ‘was made aware of the situation’ but was not in immediate danger, Rob Weise, a watch commander with the Police Department, told KNBC.
A Secret Service spokesman told The Associated Press that the agency was aware of the episode but declined to comment further.”
-Christina Caron, “Box of Horse Manure Is Left for Steve Mnuchin Near His Home, Police Say,” The New York Times online, Dec. 24, 2017