House Communications Democrat Assaulted in D.C. Apartment Building
House Communications Subcommittee member Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., was assaulted in her Washington, D.C., apartment building Thursday morning, her office said. She "defended herself from the attacker and suffered bruising, but is otherwise physically okay,” Nick Coe, her chief of…
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staff, said in a statement. "There is no evidence that the incident was politically motivated.” Craig told police the assailant followed her onto an elevator from the building lobby. He punched her on the chin and grabbed her by the neck, a D.C. Metropolitan Police Department report said. Craig said she threw hot coffee on the man, who then fled the scene. Craig “is grateful to” DCMPD “for their quick response and asks for privacy at this time,” Coe said. Craig joined the subcommittee in 2021 (see 2101150069).