Adam Kinzinger
Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
  • The congressman says he is getting more threatening calls.

  • He and his family are being threatened by people.

  • The January 6 insurrection is being investigated by Kinzinger.

In light of his involvement in the House committee investigating the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger released a 3-minute audio clip on Tuesday of all the recent threatening phone calls his office has received.

There has been an increase in threats of violence over politics. "But the darkness has reached new lows, my new interns made this collection of calls they've received while working in my DC office."

Kinzinger's office wasThreatened to come to his house and go after his wife and newborn baby by someone on the phone.

I will be protesting in front of your house this weekend. We know where you and your family are. One caller said they were going to get your wife and children.

I hope you die as quickly as possible, said another caller.

Some of the callers said that Kinzinger was lying when he said that he was against Donald Trump during the hearings.

Kinzinger has received a number of threats recently. Kinzinger said his family received a death threat after he sat on the committee. He shared the letter on the social networking site. He wrote a letter to his wife saying that the pimp he married broke his oath and sold his soul. He will be executed even if it takes time.

The last five years have seen a significant increase in the number of threats against lawmakers. The US Capitol Police have opened more than 1,700 cases of threats against lawmakers since the beginning of the year.

The January 6 insurrection and Trump's involvement in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results are being investigated by the House Select Committee.

The Illinois Republican has been critical of the former president and recently said that Trump and his allies are scared.

Business Insider has an article on it.