The Palm Beach County state attorney is expected to hold a press conference today to discuss the recent case filed against Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Several different sources have reported that the battery charge against Lewandowski will be dropped by prosecutors.
Lewandowski is accused of grabbing a now former Breitbart.com reporter, Michelle Fields, at a campaign event on March 8. Trump’s campaign spokesperson contends Lewandowski is ‘absolutely innocent’ of the charges. And, in fact, according to several defense attorneys we spoke with, Lewandowski would probably have a pretty strong defense. If the charges are dropped, Fields confirmed that she is considering filing a defamation case against Lewandowski after he sent off a series of tweets about her when the incident first happened. In response to rumors that the case could be dropped, Michelle Fields also took to twitter:
Prosecutor’s office told me they would inform me of decision tomorrow. If reports true, guess they decided to leak to reporters first. Ugly.
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) April 14, 2016
For those asking, office of prosecutor asked 2 weeks ago if I’d be ok with an apology from Corey. I said ya but haven’t heard back about it
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) April 14, 2016
[h/t The New York Times]
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