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Trump Campaign Manager Arrested For Beating Up Reporter

Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, has been arrested and charged with battery, following an incident earlier in the month in which he allegedly assaulted Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields.  The Jupiter Police Department have confirmed that they formally charged Lewandowski on Tuesday morning following allegations that he assaulted Fields outside of a March 8 press conference at the Palm Beach Country Trump National Golf Club. Patch.com reports: Fields told police she tried to ask Trump a question as he exited the ballroom following his speech. She held up her cellphone as a recording device, asked the question and then, “felt someone yank her left arm,” Lewandowski’s arrest report stated. “She added that she fell back but caught herself from falling.” Fields told police she then turned to Washington Post reporter Ben Terris following the incident to ask “if it was ‘Corey’ who had grabbed her,” the report said. Terris confirmed it was, the report stated. Fields filed a complaint with the Jupiter Police Department on March 11. When she arrived at the police station, she showed a detective her left forearm, the report said. The detective noted “bruising from what appeared to be several finger marks, indicating a grabbing type injury.” Fields [...]