New information from a Secret Service agent regarding what exactly transpired just before a news reporter was “assaulted” by Donald Trump’s campaign manager could change the entire case.
The U.K. Daily Mail reported that a Secret Service agent speaking on condition of anonymity said reporter Michelle Fields made physical contact with Trump twice and was warned to stop before Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, stepped in and moved her away from the real estate mogul.
“She crossed in between agents and our protectee after being told not to,” said the agent, who was present when the incident occurred on March 8 in Jupiter, Florida.
After Lewandowski’s arrest, Trump wasted no time posted images to social media of Fields touching him just moments before Lewandowski intervened.
Why is this reporter touching me as I leave news conference? What is in her hand?? pic.twitter.com/HQB8dl0fhn
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2016
And there is this screen grab where you can see Trump moving away from someone touching him.
Victory press conference was over.
Why is she allowed to grab me and shout questions? Can I press charges? pic.twitter.com/qbW2RjkINX— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2016
Trump also publicly questioned the validity of Fields’ initial claim that she was “jolted” back and almost fell to the floor after Lewandowski grabbed her.
He told a crowd in Wisconsin on Tuesday that she never even flinched in the video.
He has claimed that Lewandowski was maligned by the charge and will remain his campaign manager.
Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson told CNN that the reporter “crossed the threshold of the Secret Service,” suggesting what could be a defense for Lewandowski during a hearing scheduled for May 4.
The Secret Service agent’s comment definitely makes Fields’ case a little more difficult to prove, as she apparently crossed boundaries after she was warned to step back.
H/T Breitbart
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