Police charge Trump campaign manager with assault Jack Gillum Washington
Florida police have charged Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski
with
simple battery in connection with an incident earlier in the month involving a
reporter. Police in Jupiter, Florida, issued Lewandowski a notice Tuesday
to appear before a judge on May 4 for the misdemeanor charge. A surveillance
video released by the police appears to show Lewandowski grabbing a reporter
for Breitbart News as she tried to ask Trump a question during a March 8
campaign event. The Trump campaign said Lewandowski "is absolutely innocent of
this charge" in a statement released late Tuesday morning. "He will enter a
plea of not guilty and looks forward to his day in court," said the statement.
"He is completely confident that he will be exonerated. A police report
obtained by The Associated Press includes an interview with the reporter,
Michelle
Fields, who worked for Breitbart News at the time. "Lewandowski grabbed Fields'
left arm with his right hand causing her to turn and step back," reads
the report. Fields showed police her left forearm which "appeared to show a
grabbing-type injury," according to the investigating officer. Copyright 2016
The Associated Press.
