Report: Capitol Police Give Bachmann Security Detail After ISIL Threat

FILE - In this March 25, 2014 file photo Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. The former presidential candidate is renewing fundraising solicitations after her... FILE - In this March 25, 2014 file photo Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. The former presidential candidate is renewing fundraising solicitations after her political action committee essentially sat dormant for a year, even though she doesn't plan to run for re-election. MichelePAC raised about $250,000 in 2013, with about a third spent on legal bills. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File) MORE LESS
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The Capitol Police gave Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) a security detail after the Islamic State made an online threat against the congresswoman, law enforcement officials told Politico.

Police will provide security through the end of Bachmann’s term.

Both Bachmann’s office and the Capitol Police declined to comment to Politico.

“The U.S. Capitol Police does not discuss law enforcement operations or security regarding Members of Congress,” Capitol Police spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider told Politico.

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