FBI investigating ‘numerous bomb threats’ against Donald Trump's administration nominees

Swatting entails generating an emergency law enforcement response against a target victim under false pretences

President-elect Donald Trump has been assembling his cabinet for when he takes office (Alex Brandon/AP)

Several of US President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet choices and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks”, his transition team said.

“Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s cabinet nominees and administration appointees were targeted in violent, un-American threats to their lives and those who live with them,” Trump transition spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.