Montana House Candidate Charged With Assault After “Body Slamming” Guardian Reporter

Thursday, May 25, 2017
By Paul Martin

by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
May 25, 2017

Last night we wrote about Montana’s Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte who reportedly “body slammed” Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs during an interview after being pressed for his opinion on the CBO healthcare score. Gianforte is the Republican candidate in today’s special election for Montana’s open U.S. House seat…but we’re sure it’s just a coincidence that this happened one day before the election.

Not surprisingly, we learn this morning that Gianforte has been officially slapped with a “misdemeanor assault” charge by the Gallatin County Sheriff’s office which carries with it a maximum fine of up to $500 and/or 6 months in jail if convicted.

According to The Hill, Gianforte’s campaign offered a slightly different version of Jacob’s story which suggests the Guardian reporter encroached on “a separate interview in a private office” and “aggressively shoved a recorder in Greg’s face.”

After asking Jacobs to lower the recorder, Jacobs declined. Greg then attempted to grab the phone that was pushed in his face. Jacobs grabbed Greg’s wrist and spun away from Greg, pushing them both to the ground.

It’s unfortunate that this aggressive behavior from a liberal journalist created this scene at our campaign volunteer BBQ.

The Rest…HERE

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