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Reporter Tells Police She Was Battered at Trump Event
Source: Associated Press
Reporter Tells Police She Was Battered at Trump Event
By TERRY SPENCER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Mar 11, 2016, 3:39 PM ET
A reporter for a conservative news website filed a police report Friday alleging that she was battered at a Donald Trump press conference in Florida.
Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields filed the report with the Jupiter, Florida, police department. Police spokesman Officer Adam Brown released a heavily redacted copy of the report, saying specific details are confidential as part of an ongoing investigation.
On the Breitbart website, Fields has said she was forcibly grabbed by the arm and yanked as she tried to interview Trump after a Tuesday night press conference while the Republican front-runner mingled with reporters. She posted photos of her bruised arm.
Originally, Breitbart and The Washington Post reported that the 28-year-old reporter was grabbed by Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski.
The Post stood by its story on its website Friday, but Breitbart backed away. It posted a story saying video shows the "likeliest explanation" is that Fields was accosted by a security officer who was next to Trump and Lewandowski. Trump is protected at events by both Secret Service agents and private security guards.
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By TERRY SPENCER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Mar 11, 2016, 3:39 PM ET
A reporter for a conservative news website filed a police report Friday alleging that she was battered at a Donald Trump press conference in Florida.
Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields filed the report with the Jupiter, Florida, police department. Police spokesman Officer Adam Brown released a heavily redacted copy of the report, saying specific details are confidential as part of an ongoing investigation.
On the Breitbart website, Fields has said she was forcibly grabbed by the arm and yanked as she tried to interview Trump after a Tuesday night press conference while the Republican front-runner mingled with reporters. She posted photos of her bruised arm.
Originally, Breitbart and The Washington Post reported that the 28-year-old reporter was grabbed by Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski.
The Post stood by its story on its website Friday, but Breitbart backed away. It posted a story saying video shows the "likeliest explanation" is that Fields was accosted by a security officer who was next to Trump and Lewandowski. Trump is protected at events by both Secret Service agents and private security guards.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/reporter-tells-police-battered-trump-rally-37584379