FBI Investigating Fake Texts Sent To GOP House Members (wsj.com)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating fake text messages sent to some House Republican lawmakers from someone impersonating a top aide to Vice President Mike Pence, WSJ reported. From the report: Several House Republicans have received the texts, and at least one member has been repeatedly engaging with the imposter, who posed as Alyssa Farah, Mr. Pence's press secretary and a former House staffer, one of the people said. A person familiar with the fake texts said the messages sought the whereabouts of certain lawmakers and their availability for meetings. Rep. Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.), the House Republican conference chairwoman, has been made aware of the fake texts and referred the matter to the House Sergeant at Arms office, a spokesman for Ms. Cheney said.

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Re:Republicans

[Dusanyu]

One would think you would want to avoid a single party system. I disagree with one of the parties but i don't wish them ill or disregard them because the idea of living in a nation with a Single party government is Horrifying to me.

Re: Republicans

[Kokuyo]

No matter how good the intentions of that hypothetical party may be in the beginning, with all the power it would hold, it would soon be invaded by power hungry sociopaths.

Having more than one party mitigates that to a degree although having only two feels like a band-aid slapped on the crack in a concrete bridge pillar.

Fake is not a catch all word

[stealth_finger]

Several House Republicans have received the texts

So the texts are real then. The may be fraudulent, or misrepresentation or whatever, but they seem to definitely exist, were sent and received and all that so the texts themselves are indeed, texts.

Very Good.

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

Hope all the congresscritters on both parties get spam calls on their cell phones, IRS scammers threatening them with immediate arrest, spoofed caller id calls pitching credit score repair....

They might eventually do something about it.