After arresting a man, identified as Cesar Sayoc Jr., in connection with suspicious packages mailed to prominent lawmakers this week, police seized a van full of pro-Trump stickers.
Authorities covered the white van in a blue tarp before taking it Friday morning as part of their investigation, but not before MSNBC and other networks broadcast images of the vehicle and reported that it seemed to be covered in right-wing images. Even from far away, the presidential seal could clearly be made out.
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