Today Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was charged with battery against former Breitbart “News” reporter Michelle Fields. There was some controversy a few weeks ago when the incident happened as to whether or not it actually did happen. The videos from smartphones were (arguably) inconclusive. But a newly released surveillance video clearly shows Lewandowski grabbing Fields by the arm and roughly pulling her aside exactly as she claimed.
You need to look in the lower right hand corner — not in the box, but above and to the left of the box. She is in white, he is in a black suit.
The Trump campaign launched into another denial of the attack…
Just in: Statement from Trump Campaign Manager’s attorney – “absolutely innocent” of alleged misdemeanor battery: pic.twitter.com/Cp490fravM
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) March 29, 2016
What is interesting is that the surveillance video just released was actually in possession of the Trump campaign while they were issuing all their denials.
So when Trump denied his campaign manager grabbed reporter his own club had CCTV proving it https://t.co/SsfaQhj8Z2 pic.twitter.com/sdqSzziNC8
— Robert Mackey (@RobertMackey) March 29, 2016
And of course…
Wow, Corey Lewandowski, my campaign manager and a very decent man, was just charged with assaulting a reporter. Look at tapes-nothing there!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2016
