FBI/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The FBI has charged a man accused of making threatening calls to a newspaper that criticised President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media. The FBI says Robert Chain, 68, called the Boston Globe about a dozen times and threatened to shoot reporters. He allegedly called journalists the ‘enemy of the people’, using a phrase which has been frequently invoked by Mr Trump, who last tweeted it on Thursday [8-30-18]. Mr Chain was arrested on Thursday at his home in Encino, California. Police say Mr Chain owned several firearms, and had recently purchased a small-calibre rifle. If found guilty, Mr Chain could receive a sentence of up to five years in prison, and a $250,000 (£192,000) fine. According to federal documents, Mr Chain first called the paper’s newsroom on 10 August after the Globe called upon media outlets to denounce Mr Trump’s ‘dirty war’ on the press.”
–BBC Staff, “Man charged over threats against reporters who criticised Trump,” BBC.com, August 31, 2018