Man Arrested For Threatening Boston Globe Employees

A man was charged on Thursday with threatening to kill employees of the Boston Globe following the paper's decision to coordinate a national response to President Donald Trump's attacks on the media, according to a release issued by the Justice Department.

CNBC reports 68-year-old Robert Chain made more than a dozen phones call threatening to kill Globe employees and referred to the publication as "the enemy of the people." The threats started Aug. 10, the day the Globe announced that it would be coordinating editorials from papers around the country to "protect free press from Trump attacks."

More than 300 publications published editorials on Aug. 16 as part of the project, according to a tally from the Globe. That day, Chain allegedly threatened to shoot Globe employees in the head, "later today, at 4 o'clock."

Chain, of Encino, Calif., was arrested Thursday and eventually will be transferred to Boston.

Trump has repeatedly referred to the press as the enemy of the people, transforming "Fake News!" into a political slogan and conservative rallying cry.

Chain is charged with one count of making threatening communications in interstate commerce, and could face up to five years in prison, one year of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000, the Justice Department said.