Former rep points to swatting incident in decision to leave Congress

A toxic political climate and a particularly harrowing incident involving his family ultimately drove former Rep. Mike Gallagher's (R-Wis.) abrupt departure from the House earlier this year, the once rising GOP star told The Washington Post in a column published this week.

Gallagher had previously pointed to a swatting incident in announcing his decision to leave the House after eight years, but a piece from Post foreign affairs columnist David Ignatius sheds new light on the ordeal...