Body-slammed reporter says he's 'increasingly convinced' of Greg Gianforte's 'true character'
Source: Business Insider
David Choi
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Ben Jacobs, the Guardian reporter who was body-slammed by then-Montana congressional candidate Greg Gianforte, has accused Gianforte of backing out of a promise to grant him an on-the-record interview, Jacobs said in a statement published Tuesday night.
In a letter that Jacobs said was sent to Gianforte's spokesman "after two months of going back and forth," Jacobs outlined several grievances he had with Gianforte's conduct following the ordeal.
"I hoped to use this incident as a positive opportunity to promote civil discourse as well as the importance of freedom of the press," Jacobs wrote. "To that end, I forgave Congressman Gianforte for his unprovoked attack and his slanderous statement afterwards in hopes that this behavior was an aberration. Instead, I have become increasingly convinced that those actions were a display of his true character."
"He has refused to explain why he slandered me, he unsuccessfully tried to avoid pleading guilty to a physical attack against me and he also unsuccessfully fought a legal battle to avoid the mild inconvenience of having a mugshot taken," Jacobs wrote.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ben-jacobs-greg-gianforte-body-slammed-statement-2017-8?r=UK&IR=T
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