Vanessa Trump, wife of Donald Trump Jr., taken to hospital after opening envelope

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Monday, February 12, 2018
Wife of Donald Trump Jr. taken to hospital after opening envelope containing white powder
Donald Trump Jr.'s wife, Vanessa, was among three people taken to an NYC hospital after opening an envelope containing white powder.

SUTTON PLACE, Manhattan -- The wife of Donald Trump Jr. was taken to a New York City hospital Monday after she opened an envelope containing an unknown white powder.

The letter was addressed to Donald Trump Jr. and sent to his mother-in-law's apartment on East 54th Street in Manhattan.

This was the scene outside their Sutton Place apartment early Monday afternoon:

Everyone exposed to the powder appears to be fine, officials said.

"The substance was deemed to be non-hazardous and is being transported to a lab in New York City for further analysis," NYPD spokesman Peter Donald said.

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Police and Secret Service agents are at the scene investigating.

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