WASHINGTON – Florida police have charged Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski with simple assault 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 police report states: “Lewandowski grabbed (Michelle) Fields’ left arm with his right hand causing her to turn and step back.”
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Fields showed police her left forearm which “appeared to show a grabbing-type injury,” according to the investigating officer.
Trump told CNN that the incident, also witnessed by a reporter from The Washington Post, was probably “made up.”
Fields later resigned from the conservative website, saying the organization didn’t support her. Three other Brietbart staffers also quit.
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