While members of the Trump campaign are denying his guilt in the allegations that his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski assaulted a Breitbart reporter, Lewandowski will appear in court, in Jupiter Florida to defend himself against charges.
Breaking on FOX News: Donald Trump’s campaign manager was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor battery over allegations he grabbed the arm of then-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields.
The incident occurred after a March 8 press conference at the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., where Corey Lewandowski was accused by Fields of grabbing her arm as she asked the Republican front-runner a question.
Lewandowski initially denied the incident had taken place, telling Fields over Twitter he had never even met her.
However, the Jupiter Police Department obtained video from the ball room that it says corroborates Field’s version of events, and subsequently charged Lewandowski.
In most states, battery is defined as intentional offensive or harmful touching of another person without their consent.
The Trump campaign issued a statement Tuesday calling Lewandowski “absolutely innocent.”
“Mr. Lewandowski was issued a notice to appear and was given a court date. He was not arrested. Mr. Lewandowski is absolutely innocent of this charge,” spokeswoman Hope Hicks said in a statement. “He will enter a plea of not guilty and looks forward to his day in court. He is completely confident that he will be exonerated.”
Fields resigned from her job at Breitbart shortly after the incident, claiming that the organization had not stood by her. Editor-at-large Ben Shapiro also stepped down over Breitbart’s handling of the alleged assault.
Here’s the surveillance video via Palm Beach Post: