Poison Ricin, Mailed to Trump. Law Enforcement Nixes Delivery of the Package.
The FBI and Secret Service are investigating a package containing the highly-toxic poison ricin that was mailed to President Trump last week, CNN is reporting.
Ricin is a lethal, yet easily manufactured, white powder which can induce irreversible symptoms within four hours of exposure and may cause death within 48-72 hours.
The package was intercepted by law enforcement, the report said. Two tests were done to confirm the presence of ricin in the package, law enforcement sources told the network.
All mail for the White House is sorted and screened at an offsite facility, the network noted. It’s likely the package never even reached the White House.
