Trump Campaign Manager Charged With Battery

The Hill reports:

Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been charged in the alleged battery of former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields, local police said Tuesday morning. The Jupiter, Fla., Police Department said Lewandowski has been charged with one count of simple battery for “intentionally” touching Fields. Video released by the police department appears to show Lewandowski reaching his left hand between Trump and a security guard and toward Fields, holding her back as he passed her and continued following Trump through the room.

According to local reports, Lewandowski turned himself in to police in Jupiter, Fla., on Tuesday morning. Police issued Lewandowski a notice to appear in court May 4, the Associated Press reported. Police obtained security footage on March 12, four days after the press conference at Trump National where Fields had alleged Lewandowski grabbed her arm, leaving bruising, according to an “arrest/notice to appear” report provided to The Hill.

Trump has issued a statement: “Mr. Lewandowski is absolutely innocent of this charge. 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.”

The incident with Fields caused a mass exodus of Breitbart staffers, including Ben Shapiro, when the outlet sided with Lewandowski instead of their own reporter.