Kinzinger Receives Death Threats for Participation in Jan 6 Hearing, Warns of More Violence

Republican Adam Kinzinger of Illinois revealed on Sunday a death threat that was sent to his family over his participation in the House Select Committee's investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot.

The GOP member took to Twitter to share the letter that was mailed to his home and addressed to his wife, Sofia Boza-Holman. The sender threatened harm to the Illinois Republican, including his wife and child.

Death Threats

Kinzinger warned the United States of more "violence in the future" but said he was not worried about the threats to himself. "I'm not worried personally. It threatens to execute me as well as my wife and five-month-old," he said.

The Republican noted that he had never seen or experienced something like the threat, noting that it was sent from the local area. He said he did not worry about himself but argued that it was different for his wife and kids. He said there would be violence in the future unless authorities could get a grip on telling people the truth, as per The Hill.

Kinzinger joins Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney as the only Republicans who serve on the Jan. 6 committee. He also alluded to his belief that the Republican National Committee is encouraging threats against lawmakers.

The Illinois Republican, who is not running for reelection, also said he was very concerned about the 2024 elections. He urged Americans to wake up, including Republicans, noting that it would not be good for them if the country continued down its path.

According to the Washington Post, the letter addressed to Kinzinger's wife said that her husband "broke his oath" and "sold his soul." It said that the senator's activities had hurt not only the country but also the lives of countless patriotic and God-fearing families.

Capitol Hill Insurrection

In recent months, public officials have been inundated with threats, many spurred by former President Donald Trump's continued obsession with the baseless claim that his 2020 loss resulted from a vast conspiracy of fraud.

Last year, election administrators in at least 17 states received threats of violence in the months following the Jan. 6 insurrection, often sparked directly by comments from Trump. The violence during that day was a logical conclusion given the lies spread by Trump and his allies, said Kinzinger.

The Illinois Republican warned that the lies have not ended and could result in degrading the country's democratic system, pointing to a county in New Mexico where Republican commissioners last week refused to certify the results of a primary election because they did not trust their voting machines.

The situation comes as Kinzinger said on Sunday that he believes that Trump's actions surrounding the deadly riot at the Capitol amount to "seditious conspiracy" and "criminal involvement by a president."

His remarks came after three hearings held by the House Select Committee presented searing testimony and mounting evidence about the former president's central role in a complex plot to overturn the presidential elections in 2020 that he lost to Joe Biden, The Guardian reported.