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Trump Cover-Up: The Manhandling of a Reporter
National Review ^ | March 11, 2016 | JOHN FUND

Posted on 03/11/2016 11:37:13 AM PST by Steelfish

Trump Cover-Up: The Manhandling of a Reporter Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski with reporters in Palm Beach, March 11, 2016.

by JOHN FUND March 11, 2016.

‘I have to do what I have to do” was Donald Trump’s justification during last night’s debate for why he used what he called a corrupt visa program to hire foreign workers at his properties. After the debate, Trump proved his point when he accused a reporter of fabricating a story that she had been grabbed and bruised by his campaign manager while trying to ask Trump a question.

That denial flies in the face of all the evidence. “This was, in my opinion, made up,” Trump told CNN. “Everybody said nothing happened. Perhaps she made the story up. I think that’s what happened.” Trump may have done what he had to do to protect Corey Lewandowski — his Red Bull–swigging Mini Me — but his statement flies in the face of all evidence. Ben Terris, a reporter at the Washington Post, wrote he witnessed Michelle Fields of Breitbart News approaching Trump after the debate.

He said Lewandowski “grabbed her arm and yanked her out of the way,” bruising her. An audiotape of a conversation between Terris and Fields that took place in real time confirms the incident. (There is video footage documenting the immediate before-and-after of the incident, though not Lewandowski grabbing Fields.) For more than 24 hours, Fields did not comment or publicly discuss the episode, but when accused of making it up she released a photo showing finger-shaped bruising on her arm.

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1 posted on 03/11/2016 11:37:13 AM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

National Review


2 posted on 03/11/2016 11:38:01 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to you.")
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To: stocksthatgoup

Address the “substance” of the article.


3 posted on 03/11/2016 11:38:53 AM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Breitbart today said they were wrong, it was security who grabbed her.


4 posted on 03/11/2016 11:39:03 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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Umm... I know you are already aware that BREITBART has already admitted they mistook a gentleman for Corey. That means it was NOT Corey and this, once again, is a NOTHINGBURGER.

Leave to NR to grasp on to any thin thread. If only they would have fought this hard against liberals....

5 posted on 03/11/2016 11:40:16 AM PST by Solson (Trump plays to win. Deal with it.)
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To: Steelfish

There is no substance . People have viewed the video and it was all a big nothing made by a little Lying tool.

That said, Trump didn’t do anything, so who cares?


6 posted on 03/11/2016 11:40:47 AM PST by dforest
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To: Steelfish

Let’s all watch this clip instead:

Marco Rubio rally where dude is taken out. Where’s the outrage?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3407785/posts


7 posted on 03/11/2016 11:40:57 AM PST by donna (Radicalized Christians become missionaries; then, they tell everyone that Jesus loves them!)
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To: PghBaldy

Breitbart today said they were wrong, it was security who grabbed her.


Now now. The rabid anti-Trumpers have adopted the tactics of leftist pearl-clutchers, and this poor guy probably spent a good 4 hours clobbering together his hearsay. They can’t let all their hard work go to waste, so they’re just running with the lies. As usual.


8 posted on 03/11/2016 11:41:04 AM PST by 20yearsofinternet (Border: Close it. Illegals: Deport. Muslims: Ban 'em. Economy: Liberate it. PC: Kill it. Trump 2016)
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To: Steelfish

Breitbaet already cleared the Trump campaign. Now they’re in emergency mode trying to figure out how to save face


9 posted on 03/11/2016 11:41:08 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Steelfish

It has now been established it was a security agent not Lewandowski. One more discredited smear


10 posted on 03/11/2016 11:41:12 AM PST by protest1
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11 posted on 03/11/2016 11:42:35 AM PST by Donglalinger
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Very disappointed Fund was reduced to writing this.
Hope he apologizes.


12 posted on 03/11/2016 11:45:52 AM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Steelfish

The hysteria is amazing. You’d think they were trying to solve the Kennedy assassination.

The new video shows that it wasn’t the campaign manager.


13 posted on 03/11/2016 11:48:02 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Trump and/or Cruz, it's all good)
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To: stocksthatgoup

“National Review”

Steelfish.


14 posted on 03/11/2016 11:48:28 AM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: mrsmith

Et tu Fund?


15 posted on 03/11/2016 11:49:20 AM PST by georgiegirl
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To: Solson

These NR people are such desperados.


16 posted on 03/11/2016 11:49:23 AM PST by virginia9000
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To: Steelfish

Even Breitbart is questioning the accuracy of who it was who attacked their reporter.

Jumping in too soon.

S


17 posted on 03/11/2016 11:49:25 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless America And Our Troops)
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You know Breitbart has cleared Corey Lewandowski and yet you continue to LIE. You are a real piece of ——


18 posted on 03/11/2016 11:49:38 AM PST by heights
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To: Steelfish

Video or it didn’t happen.


19 posted on 03/11/2016 11:49:43 AM PST by Stentor
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To: Steelfish
It's all about...

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20 posted on 03/11/2016 11:52:59 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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