Federal law enforcement officials are investigating threatening statements made in recent days against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Capitol Police spokeswoman said.
Lt. Kimberly Schneider, the USCP spokeswoman, declined to share information related to "our security posture" — the number of Capitol Police officers assigned to Reid's security detail. She did not specify the nature of the threats.
The investigation comes nearly two weeks after Reid, D-Nev., called controversial Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his supporters "domestic terrorists."
Bundy, who led an armed confrontation with federal rangers over a land dispute and was later praised as a patriot by some conservative commentators, drew condemnation last week for comments widely criticized as racist. In the wake of Bundy's remarks, Reid excoriated the rancher.
A spokesperson for Reid did not immediately return a call from NBC News requesting comment.