Trump Campaign Manager Charged for Alleged Battery of Breitbart Reporter
PoliticsCorey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, has been charged with misdemeanor battery after he allegedly assaulted former Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields in early March.
According to the Palm Beach Post, Lewandowski turned himself into the Jupiter, Florida, police shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
Fields filed criminal charges against Lewandowski after he allegedly aggressively grabbed her arm and pulled her towards the floor after she attempted to ask Trump a question about affirmative action early this month.
Although witness accounts and video evidence bolstered her claims, the Trump campaign refused to accept fault. Breitbart also refused to accept Fields’ narrative, choosing instead to ally itself more fervently with the campaign, resulting in the resignation of several high-profile staffers, including Fields and editor-at-large Ben Shapiro.