Donald Trump Staffer Corey Lewandowski Won't Be Prosecuted

JUPITER, FL — Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will not face prosecution related to an alleged simple battery on former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields.

Fields accused Lewandowski of grabbing her and causing bruises during a March 8 Trump campaign event in Palm Beach County. Lewandowski was formally charged by the Jupiter Police Department in late March.

Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg's office announced Thursday that prosecution is off the table in the case. The state cited insufficient evidence as its reason for declining prosecution.

In a statement issued Thursday by Chief Assistant State Attorney Adrienne Ellis, the state attorney's office explained that “While the facts support the allegation that Mr. Lewandowski did grab Ms. Fields’ arm against her will, Mr. Lewandowski has a reasonable hypothesis of innocence. There is insufficient evidence to rebut these defenses. Therefore, although probable cause exists, the state will No File this case.”

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The incident in question occurred March 8, just before 10 p.m., after a Trump campaign press conference at the Palm Beach County Trump National Golf Club. Fields told police she tried to ask Trump a question as he exited the ballroom following his speech. She held up her cellphone as a recording device, asked the question and then, “felt someone yank her left arm,” Lewandowski's arrest report stated. “She added that she fell back but caught herself from falling.”

Fields told police she then turned to Washington Post reporter Ben Terris following the incident to ask “if it was ‘Corey’ who had grabbed her,” the report said. Terris confirmed it was, the report stated.

Fields filed a complaint with the Jupiter Police Department on March 11. When she arrived at the police station, she showed a detective her left forearm, the report said. The detective noted “bruising from what appeared to be several finger marks, indicating a grabbing type injury.”

Fields also played the cellphone recording of the encounter, the report stated.

Police detectives contacted Terris, who backed up Fields’ statements, the report said. They also pulled video footage from Trump Security. That footage, the report said, showed what appeared to be Lewandowski extending “his left arm out, stepping between Trump and another male subject believed to be U.S. Secret Service. After extending his arm out, Lewandowski appeared to reach for Field’s left arm with his left hand, allowing him to get closer to Fields.”

Despite the probable cause laid out in the Jupiter Police Department's report, Ellis wrote “State prosecution relies upon a good faith basis that sufficient evidence exists to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt.”

As of Thursday afternoon, Trump's campaign had not issued a statement about the prosecutor's decision.

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