In a bizarre twist in the aftermath of Newsweek reporter Kurt Eichenwald‘s highly contentious interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, Eichenwald announced that he was taking a break from Twitter after a troll caused him to have a seizure.

Eichenwald posted over fifty angry and generally incoherent tweets in the aftermath of the interview, eventually deleting most of them. His critics, already displeased with Eichenwald for his stridently anti-Trump rhetoric, began trolling him. One alt-right account with the anti-Semitic handle “@jew_goldstein” posted a gif with rapidly flashing lights.

Someone posting on Eichenwald’s account and claiming to be his wife then replied that he actually had had a seizure and that she had called the police.

@jew_goldstein This is his wife, you caused a seizure. I have your information and have called the police to report the assault. — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

The following morning Eichenwald returned, claiming that he was subpoenaing Twitter and working with law enforcement to identify the owner of the (now-suspended) account.

For self-protection, I am taking a short twitter break. I will be spending that time with my lawyers & law enforcement going after 1 of u… — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

Last night, for the second time, a deplorable aware I have epilepsy tweeted a strobe at me with the message “you deserve a seizure’ on it… — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

…it worked. This is not going to happen again. My wife is terrified. I am…disgusted. All I will be tweeting for the next few days are… — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

…copies of documents from the litigation, police reports etc. Once we have the lawsuit filed, we will be subpoenaing Twitter for the… — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

…identity of the individual who engaged in this cross-state assault. At this point, the police are attempting to determine if this is… — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

…a federal crime because it appears to be cross state. This kind of assault will never happen again without huge consequences. This… — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

…individual will be going to court, and he will be paying a price. And if any of you others ever try this again, I will make sure it… — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

…happens to you. Online anonymity does not protect criminals. Thats why subpoenas exist. You are facing a criminal investigation and a… — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

…lawsuit. So if any of you others think about trying this “cute” prank, consider the consequences. They will be severe. — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

Again, I will not be seeing your comments or tweeting for awhile except to upload copies of litigation and police documents. — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

Otherwise, I’ll be back once it is clear from the paperwork i will be tweeting that this is not a joke. See you soon. — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 16, 2016

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