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FBI says tea was suspicious substance sent to Hank Johnson
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Decatur. AJC file/Hyosub Shin, hshin@ajc.com
April 1, 2016
It turns out tea was the suspicious substance mailed yesterday to the DeKalb County office of U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Lithonia, according to the FBI.
Here's more from our colleague Steve Burns:
'It would be very unfortunate' if this was the case, Emmett said, noting that the incident at Johnson's office 'consumed a lot of taxpayer resources.'"
Discovery of the substance yesterday, which came in an unmarked white envelope , shuttered Johnson's office for roughly two hours while authorities cleared the area. Johnson was out of town at the time.
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Tamar Hallerman is an award-winning senior reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She covers the Fulton County election interference case and co-hosts the Breakdown podcast.
