Justice! Florida Dismisses Charges In Michelle Fields vs Trump Campaign Manager Case
The Guardian — Florida prosecutors have declined to press charges of battery against Donald Trump?s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.
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The document said that while it was clear beyond a reasonable doubt that Lewandowski had touched reporter Michelle Fields, it was possible that he may have perceived her to be a threat to Trump, the Republican frontrunner.
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?While the facts support the allegation that Mr Lewandowski did grab Ms Fields? arm against her will, Mr Lewandowski has a reasonable hypothesis of innocence. There is insufficient evidence to rebut these defenses. Therefore, although probable cause exists, the state will not file in this case.?
Justice! Since March 8th, former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields has adamantly defended her claim that she was assaulted by Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. She quit her job over it. She pressed charges over it. She got a letter of support from a bunch of female journos over it:
Conservative female journalists? open letter to Trump: Tell Lewandowski ?You?re fired!? https://t.co/5MQ3CGFBwE pic.twitter.com/eICp5f3yZC
? Dylan Stableford (@stableford) March 31, 2016
When Lewandowski was arrested two weeks ago I wrote a few things down in?my diary:
“Is it just me or is this reporter soft? She went to the police, quit her job and now has had a campaign manager?arrested?because somebody?yanked her arm in the hectic aftermath of a political rally? SOFT. Zoe Barns got thrown in front of a fucking train.?Iranian reporters get sniped during live feeds. Michelle?s arm got yanked and it turned her whole life upside down? Politics is a rough game. There is no room for quitters. So get up, dust yourself off, strap your helmet back on and get back out there.”
I stand by these words. Pure insanity that?a political reporter jockeying for position against Secret Service presses charges when somebody?grabs her?arm.?That’s routine. Run of the mill. If this were a female aid yanking a male reporter’s arm it would be the biggest non-story imaginable. It would be nothing. It would disappear. “A fart in the wind,” as Warden Norton would say.
The Donald once again refuses to back down and, once again, things work out fine. You don’t have to vote for him but god damn you have to respect his ability to not give a shit what anybody says or does and almost?always?get away with it.