Posted on 03/29/2016 12:26:18 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was charged in Florida with simple battery The charge stems from a March 8 incident in which now former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields approached Trump to ask a question Lewandowski allegedly grabbed Fields' arm leaving bruises She reported the incident to police three days later Trump already issued a statement saying Lewandowski will be 'exonerated' Republican front-runner Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been charged with simple battery for allegedly grabbing a reporter, in a case that may hinge on a Secret Service claim that the journalist first made unwanted physical contact with the billionaire-turned-politician.
'Victory press conference was over. Why is she allowed to grab me and shout questions? Can I press charges?' Trump tweeted this afternoon.
The misdemeanor case stems from an incident involving Lewandowski and now-former Breitbart.com reporter Michelle Fields.
After Trump's March 8 press conference at the Trump National Golf Course in Jupiter, Fields walked alongside him to ask a question and later said Lewandowski grabbed and bruised her.
Jupiter Police released surveillance footage on Tuesday giving the public an eagle-eye view of the incident where the grab at Fields is clear.
But speaking on condition of anonymity, a member of Trump’s Secret Service detail told DailyMail.com on Tuesday that Fields touched Trump twice – and was warned by agents to stop – before Lewandowski pulled her away.
'She crossed in between agents and our protectee after being told not to,' said the agent, who was present that night in Jupiter.
The aerial footage from inside the country club ballroom, which is a series of still photographs taken at steady intervals, doesn't capture Fields making contact with Trump. But it shows him apparently pulling his arm away from her.
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If you bend your fingers at the tips, they all line up.
Wrong again...Lewandowski is part of Trumps security staff...and while the Secret Service has largely taken over the task, the moment that she laid a hand, with something in it, on Trumps arm, she should have been put down and restrained. Physically contacting a presidential candidate, unless they invite it, is a VERY dangerous mistake.
“She has a large black and blue mark on her arm. That makes it very different.”
It was neither, black, nor blue, nor large.
Sorry, still no legal authority to grab and injure someone else. That is why the thug bully is getting charged.
The title is created by the UK leftist scumbags who wrote the piece of crap.
Feel the scum, “sport”.
So why are you throwing stones.
I agree...I did a very little amateur boxing in a police league years ago, I worked for years as a correctional officer in a maximum security juvenile facility and was seriously attacked three times and suffered a LOT of bruises.....but they NEVER appeared less than one or two days later.
It takes at least two days for a black and blue bruise to be visible and she showed it MINUTES after the so called altercation....pathetic.
Are you nuts? I only made that one comment this whole post and it wasn’t about anybody. You need to take a break.
Really???, what do you think security staffs are for. Lay your hand, with something in it, on Obama's arm and see how fast that you are flat on the ground and handcuffed. She was warned, by secret service, twice to stay away from Trump..she apparently ignored their "advice" and may or may not have been restrained by his own staff.
Ahh, there is the source of your confusion. Did you know that Obama is not guarded by private security guards? Do you know what is the difference between them and the Secret Service legally?
This is the scumbag “reporter” who accused Allen West of sexual assault.....
Snowflake?
You are the one crying because your guy is going to the big house. Perhaps your jealous that he gets all that one on one time with bubba.
You need to quit whining about the title of the thread.
Of course there is a difference. But if a staff member walking with O saw a stranger piercing the SS bubble —a serious no-no, BTW — I doubt he would worry about breaking the law by clearing the way in a perfectly normal human reaction.
Oh cool! Well, now we can dispense with facts and just go on what headline writers write! BEEEEEAAAA-UTIFUL!
You need to quit deciding Trumps emotional state based on a journalist-written headline.
In a short review of your posts, I can see that you have nothing to contribute to this forum other than unprovoked personal attacks.
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