Police were dispatched toward Smith’s residence but were called off when they learned it was a false alarm and that everyone inside the home was safe.

Special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the prosecution of former President Donald Trump in two federal cases, was the target of an attempted swatting at his Maryland residence on Christmas Day.

According to two law enforcement sources, someone called 911 and said that Smith had shot his wife at the address where Smith lives.

Montgomery County Police dispatched units toward the home but were called off when the Deputy U.S. Marshals protecting Smith and his family told police that it was a false alarm and that everyone inside the home was safe.

No arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

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    Oh go on, come up with something instead of just downvoting me. I know it’s hard, actual work even, but you’re never gonna change minds otherwise.

    Dude, I just responded to you and did not downvote, calm down. Maybe take some of your own advice about anger?

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      What advice was that, and who’s angry? I’m frustrated, sure, because perfectly reasonable statements are getting the most ridiculous pushback. “Phone not regulated enough” indeed 🙄

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        who’s angry?

        REALLY bro? Pretty obvious the snarky douche arguing all over this thread has some serious anger management issues.

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          What about “frustrated” do you not understand? “Snarky” my ass, you lot think anyone with a modicum of technical knowledge can run rings around the federal agencies that built and released Stuxnet and that kind of take doesn’t deserve to be taken seriously.

          What about “it’s already illegal” don’t you understand? Telephone regulations are not the way to come at this, it was a braindead take from the get. Enforcement is what’s required.

          Read whatever you like into my tone, it’s the internet and that’s a you problem, but it doesn’t change the fact that anyone downvoting me here is wrong 🤷‍♀️

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            “What about “frustrated” do you not understand?” the part that motivated you to become angry while ignoring the content of the replies made to your comment. But that is just what I don’t understand.

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              Right, you don’t get to dictate how I’m feeling, and what I’m feeling is “frustrated”. That does happen whenever I run into a pack of idiots who aren’t interested in what is, but think they can argue their way around reality. You wanna read anger into anything I’ve written, that is as I said a you problem.

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                I never tried to do any such thing. I answered the question you posted. Are you perhaps getting so angry you are confused about which thread you are in?