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Hustler Magazine is under fire of a graphic Christmas card that was sent to several lawmakers featuring a depiction of President Trump's assassination.
The cover of the card shows an illustration of a gunman saying, "I just shot Donald Trump on Fifth Avenue. And no one arrested me."
The inside, however, shows a figure resembling President Trump laying in a pool of blood in the middle of a busy street with smiling civilians along with the gunman saying, "Merry Christmas"
The card adds, "from all of us at Hustler" in the bottom corner.
One of the recipients, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., condemned the card.
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"Here's all you need to know about the radical Left. A young staffer of mine opened this in a stack of holiday mail today. Just imagine if a conservative had distributed such a disgusting and hateful piece about a Democrat. I hope this will be investigated by the @secretservice," Johnson tweeted.
Mark Zaid, the anti-Trump attorney who legally represents the whistleblower in the Ukraine scandal, also slammed the card.
"This is unacceptable, and clearly I'm no fan of this President. But this absolutely crosses the line and there should be a public apology. Something like this is not a joking matter," Zaid tweeted.
Hustler Magazine confirmed the card's authenticity to Fox News but declined to provide further comment.
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The magazine's founder, Larry Flynt, has previously expressed animosity towards the president. Back in 2017, Flynt and Hustler Magazine put a full-page ad in The Washington Post offering a "$10 million" reward for "information leading to the impeachment and removal of office" of President Trump.
Fox News' Charlie Creitz contributed to this report.
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