'Toxic is spot-on': House members describe roiling animosity among lawmakers

Many members within the House of Representatives told CNN in recent days that they find themselves in a toxic work environment, wrought with bitter exchanges, threats and fears about what the erosion of decorum in the chamber will mean for a body that has still not recovered 10 months after the Capitol Hill riot.

In interviews with more than a dozen members, CNN heard from Democrats and some Republicans who say things are as bad as they can remember with no sign things will get better soon and the fears and concerns aren't just coming from members, but their families as well.

Last week alone Democrats and two Republicans voted to censure Rep. Paul Gosar, a Republican from Arizona, for posting an anime video depicting the killing of fellow member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York. While initially, Gosar took the video down, he retweeted another tweet containing the video just an hour after her endured the highest form of rebuke a member can get in the House.