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Donald Trump Jr.’s wife taken to hospital after white powder delivered to home

WATCH ABOVE: Law enforcement was investigating on Monday after Donald Trump Jr's wife, Vanessa Trump, was taken to hospital following the delivery of a white powder to the family's home. Authorities say there is no evidence the powder was harmful – Feb 12, 2018

Donald Trump Jr.‘s wife, Vanessa Trump, was taken to hospital on Monday after being exposed to an unidentified white powder that was mailed to the family’s Manhattan home.

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City officials told NBC News that the letter was addressed to her husband, who is the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The New York Police Department confirmed that the package was opened by the wife who then called 911. Vanessa, along with two other people who were inside the home, were taken to New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center after she complained of nausea.

WATCH: Donald Trump Jr.’s wife taken to hospital after white powder delivered to home, police investigating

Police said there is no evidence that the powder was harmful, but detectives are investigating.

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The president’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, released a statement on the incident Monday afternoon.

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“How disturbed must a person be to do what they did to a mother of five children?” the statement to NBC News read. “This dangerous and reckless act goes beyond political differences.”

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Donald Trump Jr. also reacted to the incident, saying he is thankful his family is safe.

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“Truly disgusting that certain individuals choose to express their opposing views in such a disturbing behavior,” he tweeted.

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Ivanka Trump also wished her sister-in-law well on Twitter, writing “no one deserves to be frightened this way.”

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U.S. authorities have been on alert for mail with white powder in it since 2001, when envelopes laced with anthrax were sent to media outlets and U.S. lawmakers, killing five people.

In 2016, the president’s other son, Eric Trump, was also sent white powder in the mail. It was later deemed harmless.

— With files from Reuters, the Associated Press

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