On Tuesday, news broke that Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was arrested on charges of battery in an incident involving former Breitbart.com reporter Michelle Fields.
Police in Jupiter, Florida, also released video they say clearly shows Lewandowski grabbed Fields, something he has denied:
Breaking: CCTV video shows Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski pulling a reporter, which he denied https://t.co/Z1tFdVPnlh
— Mashable News (@MashableNews) March 29, 2016
Lewandowski was at Jupiter police dept this morning, according to arrest report. He faces a simple battery charge. https://t.co/HOVjFgLgZR
— Lulu Ramadan ? (@luluramadan) March 29, 2016
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
BREAKING: Arrest report issued for @realDonaldTrump campaign manager Cory Lewandowski pic.twitter.com/lmg4wp0wII
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) March 29, 2016
The Palm Beach Post reported:
Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump campaign manager, was charged this morning with misdemeanor battery after allegations of forcefully grabbing a reporter at a Jupiter news conference, town police confirmed this morning.
Following a March 8 conference at Trump National Golf Club, Michelle Fields, a 28-year-old reporter formerly with the online Breitbart News Network, said she was grabbed on the arm by Lewandowski, 41, after she asked Trump a question about affirmative action.
Washington Post reporter Ben Terris wrote that he witnessed the battery.
The Trump campaign issued the following statement:
Trump Camp statement on Corey Lewandowksi charges pic.twitter.com/Oq6R0QP4rH
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) March 29, 2016
In a somewhat interesting twist, The Right Scoop reported that the attorney Lewandowski retained was reportedly “fired from his government job after biting a stripper.”
You guys, Corey Lewandowski's lawyer bit a stripper.
HE BIT A STRIPPER. https://t.co/YMH0B7v68Y
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) March 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/714841354753298432
Jim Hoft, the owner of the pro-Trump Gateway Pundit, called the charges a “sham.” Seriously:
https://twitter.com/gatewaypundit/status/714889544869392384
One person responded:
https://twitter.com/BMartin1776/status/714890034487275520
Another noted:
@gatewaypundit They're not "sham charges". Jupiter PD examined evidence. ANY unwanted physical contact is unlawful and is battery. @tedcruz
— Walk Toward The Fire (@RichardRSmithJr) March 29, 2016
Will this impact the Trump campaign? It’s hard to say. As Trump himself once observed, he could commit murder on 5th Avenue in broad daylight and his supporters would still vote for him.
Related:
- Trump jokes: ‘I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters’
- Ben Shapiro, Michelle Fields resign from Breitbart
- Breitbart reporter files assault charges against Trump campaign manager — Videos
- North Carolina sheriff won’t charge Donald Trump with inciting a riot
- Breitbart.com under fire after ‘despicable’ article mocking Ben Shapiro
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