‘Suspicious Envelope’ Sent To Kari Lake’s Office, Police Deem It Safe After Lockdown

The campaign headquarters of Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake was placed under lockdown on Tuesday after a staff member encountered a "suspicious" item.

According to a campaign official, an intern at Lake's Phoenix office opened a letter containing an alarming substance and a note that read, "Caution anthrax."

“The campaign immediately contacted authorities, which led to a response from multiple law enforcement agencies and a hazmat team. Officers and firefighters evacuated the building while a specialized team was sent in to examine the substance,” Fox News reported.

The Phoenix Police Department later confirmed that the substance had been tested and found to be "non-hazardous."

“There were no direct threats to the public, and access to the building will soon be restored. Investigators are actively looking into the matter,” Phoenix police told Fox News in a statement.

Kari Lake responded on X, stating, “The radical left, with help from the mainstream media, has escalated its attacks against me from baseless smears and legal harassment to physical threats. Today, my office received a suspicious envelope, potentially containing anthrax—an attempt to intimidate and silence me. This isn’t just about me; it’s an attack on our movement. I won’t be intimidated, and those responsible must be brought to justice. I want to thank all the first responders and the hazmat team for their swift and professional response. The time to unite against these dangerous, un-American tactics is now.”

Lake’s Democratic opponent, Ruben Gallego, also took to X to voice his condemnation: “I condemn any act of violence or threats against Kari Lake, her office, or other public officials.”

“My thoughts are with the staffer involved, and I’m grateful for the swift response by @PhoenixPolice, @PHXFire, and the hazmat team,” he wrote. “I hope everything is resolved safely and quickly.”

In an unrelated development, Kari Lake’s Senate campaign took a sudden twist when a significant court ruling revealed sealed divorce records from her opponent’s past.

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), who divorced his then-wife Kate Gallego in 2016, lost a lengthy legal battle to keep the records sealed. After a 10-month court fight, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected Gallego’s final appeal, allowing the Washington Free Beacon to access the documents.

In the 2016 filing, Gallego claimed that Kate, then a Phoenix city councilwoman, had not yet been served with divorce papers, and that her attorney had not made an appearance, while also noting she was “likely to give birth any day,” according to The Washington Free Beacon. The divorce petition declared that the marriage was “irretrievably broken” and that there was “no reasonable prospect of reconciliation.”

However, Kate Gallego seemed surprised by the filing. In her February 2017 response, she stated that she was "without knowledge of information sufficient to form a belief” that their marriage couldn’t be repaired, rejecting her husband’s claim.

In essence, the Free Beacon highlighted that Kate Gallego, who was heavily pregnant at the time, was served with divorce papers unexpectedly.

The court documents also suggest that Ruben Gallego sought to have his wife bear the court costs under an Arizona law that permits such rulings. In her February 2017 response, Kate requested the court order her husband to contribute to her legal fees.

Initially, Ruben Gallego had asked the court to deny any claims for “long-term spousal maintenance” from his wife, requesting a ruling that “neither party is in need of nor entitled to an award of long term spousal maintenance.”

While Kate initially claimed she was “entitled to spousal maintenance,” she eventually withdrew the request, agreeing that both parties were financially self-sufficient. The divorce was finalized in April 2017.