David Fahrenthold
| David A. Fahrenthold | |
|---|---|
| Born | Houston, Texas |
| Education | A.B., Harvard University |
| Occupation | Reporter The Washington Post |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Medb Lewis |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting (2017) |
| Website | Official website at the Post |
David A. Fahrenthold is an American journalist who writes for The Washington Post and is a contributor to CNN. In 2017, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his coverage of Donald Trump, including the 2016 United States presidential election.
Fahrenthold was born and raised in Houston, Texas and attended Memorial High School, where he wrote for the student newspaper. Fahrenthold's mother is a teacher and his father a CPA. At Harvard University, Fahrenthold wrote for The Harvard Crimson. He graduated magna cum laude in 2000.
Fahrenthold joined the staff of the Washington Post in 2000, where he has covered the District of Columbia police department, the U.S. Congress, and the federal government.
Fahrenthold covered the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, reporting on the Donald J. Trump Foundation as well as claims Trump made as the 2016 Republican nominee that he had given away millions out of his own pocket. In May 2016, Fahrenthold began an effort to verify Trump had made these personal donations. To solicit leads and for transparency, he periodically posted updates to Twitter via a hand-written list of charities he had contacted to ask whether they had received contributions from Trump, as well as the charities' responses. After four months, Fahrenthold and colleagues at the Post had contacted more than 400 major charities, with only one charity confirming they had received a personal donation from Trump between 2008 and May 2016 when Fahrenthold began publicly reporting on the question.
Following Fahrenthold's reporting, the New York attorney general opened an inquiry into the Trump Foundation's fundraising practices, and ultimately issued a "notice of violation" ordering the foundation to stop raising money in New York.The Poynter Institute described Fahrenthold as "one of the journalism stars of the 2016 campaign due to a string of revelations about Donald Trump's charitable giving (or lack of same)".CNN senior media correspondent Brian Stelter said: "Some have dubbed [Fahrenthold's work] Pulitzer worthy. Its impact was reinforced on Tuesday [September 13, 2016] when President Obama cited the reporting while stumping for Hillary Clinton."
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