According to reports, Mr. Sayoc shows signs of mental illness. The story is being used by the mainstream media to cast Trump and Republicans in a negative light ahead of the midterm elections.
The alarm function was missing on the clocks that were taped to the devices. The lack of a postmark on the package that was sent to CNN indicates couriers that may have delivered the packages instead of the US Postal Service. None were designed to detonate.
Law enforcement officials said all the packages were similar: manila envelopes with bubble-wrap interior bearing six stamps and the return address of disgraced Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former chair of the DNC.
