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Washington Post reporter met with security consultant after death threat

Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold met with the FBI and a former counterterrorism official after receiving a death threat for reporting on the now-infamous recording of Donald Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women to "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush.

Fahrenthold, who on Thursday wrote a piece for The Washington Post Magazine about reporting on Trump and the Trump Foundation in the months leading up to the election, is one of several journalists who faced harassment and death threats for reporting on the president-elect.

Fahrenthold said the Post hired the security consultant to advise his family on security measures after a Milwaukee man called the Post and seemed to threaten Fahrenthold's life.

“When [the consultant] arrived at our house she terrified us far more than the actual death threat had,” Fahrenthold wrote. “‘Your cars are parked too far away for a car bomb,’ she said, looking out the front windows at the street. ‘They’ll probably cut your brake lines.’ She recommended having a car patrol the neighborhood. She recommended a safe room. She recommended stocking the safe room with provisions, in case we were under siege so long that we needed snacks.”

Fahrenthold said he also contacted the Washington, D.C., police over the threat.

Several journalists, including some at POLITICO, have reported that they’ve received death threats for reporting on Trump over the course of the election. Some newspapers, like The Arizona Republic, said they received threats after endorsing Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for the presidency.