Court records say her story began years ago when Ms. Poff did not get support from her ex-husband and, for reasons that were unclear, she blamed Mr. Abbott, who was the state’s attorney general at the time. Ms. Poff, 46, had applied for Social Security benefits and her applications were denied, court records show. Also, she had said did not like Mr. Obama, according to court testimony. So, on Oct. 2, 2016, Ms. Poff mailed homemade explosive devices to Mr. Abbott at the governor’s mansion, Mr. Obama at the White House and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration in Gwynn Oak, Md., federal prosecutors said. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMr. Abbott opened his package but it did not explode because “he did not open it as designed,” court records say.

Source: New York Times November 25, 2017 03:00 UTC