When Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was charged with misdemeanor battery on March 29 for allegedly grabbing and pulling down former Breitbart employee Michelle Fields, it made all the headlines on March 29.
Not so much today when moments ago when Florida authorities decided they won't proceed with their case against Lewandowski, saying there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of attacking a reporter at a rally last month.
As a reminder, Lewandowski, 42, was charged with simple battery after Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields accused him of grabbing her as she attempted to ask Trump a question at a March 8 campaign event in Jupiter. But on Thursday, Palm Beach County prosecutors said in filings that while there had been probable cause for an arrest, "the evidence cannot prove all required elements of the crime alleged and is insufficient to support a criminal prosecution."
According to NBC, "Fields said that the prosecutor's office called her two weeks ago and that she agreed to a deal in which Lewandowski would issue her an apology. She said she hadn't heard back about the arrangement, and a source familiar with the situation told NBC News that it wasn't clear whether Lewandowski had accepted the proposal."
Fields and three of her colleagues resigned from Breitbart after the site published an account questioning Fields' allegations. "I can't stand with an organization that won't stand by me," she said at the time.
Lewandowski remains Trump's campaign manager, but it's unclear whether he retains day-to-day control over the operation after veteran Republican operative Paul Manafort was recently appointed convention manager.
The Florida State Attorney is currently explaining why the charges were dropped in the video below:
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