Republican candidate 'body-slams' Guardian reporter in Montana

[elleng]

Audio obtained of Greg Gianforte attacking a reporter on the eve of a special election to fill a congressional seat vacated by a member of the Trump administration

'The Republican candidate for Montana’s congressional seat slammed a Guardian reporter to the floor on the eve of the state’s special election, breaking his glasses and shouting, “Get the hell out of here.”

Ben Jacobs, a Guardian political reporter, was asking Greg Gianforte, a tech millionaire running for the seat vacated by Ryan Zinke, about the Republican healthcare plan when the candidate allegedly “body-slammed” the reporter.

“He took me to the ground,” Jacobs said by phone from the back of an ambulance. “This is the strangest thing that has ever happened to me in reporting on politics.”

Jacobs subsequently reported the incident to the police. The Gallatin County sheriff’s office is investigating the incident.'>>>

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/24/greg-gianforte-bodyslams-reporter-ben-jacobs-montana?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. If this district is 51% GOP, he will win, they love this stuff.

[leftstreet]

2. The same reporter who exposed Giantfart's Russian investments?

GOP candidate has financial ties to US-sanctioned Russian companies

Ben Jacobs
Friday 28 April 2017 14.54 EDT

Congressional candidate Greg Gianforte owns shares in Russian index funds
$250,000 invested in funds with holdings in Gazprom and Rosneft

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/28/greg-gianforte-republican-candidate-congress-russia-companies

[liberal N proud]

3. I used to think this would end a candidates career, but after Butternut who knows

[emulatorloo]

4. Sherrif's Office press conference at 8pm MST

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029111655

[L. Coyote]

5. K & R