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Republican Congressman LIES To Police About Viciously Assaulting Journalist
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November 22, 2017
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6:29Now PlayingIn this Majority Report clip, we watch a news report that explains how Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte essentially lied to the police about assaulting a reporter.
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---A Montana congressman initially misled investigators about his assault on a reporter and claimed that the “liberal media” was “trying to make a story” out of it, documents released Friday show.
Rep. Greg Gianforte told an officer in the aftermath of the attack that Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs had grabbed him by the wrist and pulled both of them to the floor, according to notes from a Gallatin County sheriff’s deputy who interviewed the politician on the night of the attack.
Multiple witnesses contradicted that account, and Gianforte later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. The attack occurred the day before his victory in a May 24 special election, by which time many voters already had cast ballots by mail.
More than 100 pages of documents, photos and audio from the investigation in the case were released under a court order Friday following requests from The Associated Press and other news organizations.---
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