Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is asking the Department of Justice to investigate a series of anonymous pizza deliveries made to the homes of federal judges over the past month, warning they are attempts to intimidate the judges, the Washington Post first reported on Tuesday.

Durbin, who is set to retire at the end of his term after 44 years in Congress, sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI director Kash Patel seeking answers as to how many anonymous or pseudonymous delivers have been made to judges or their families since the beginning of the Trump administration.

Some of the pizzas have reportedly been delivered to the homes of judges overseeing cases against the administration. While not swatting in the traditional sense, sending anonymous pizzas can be considered a lower form of harassment and intimidation. Swatting is a term used when fake threats are called into police with the implicit intention of creating an escalating situation with first responders.

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