Grayson Freaks On Reporter Asking Him About His Ex-Wife's Abuse Allegations (VIDEO)
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) got into a tense confrontation with a Politico reporter who questioned him about domestic abuse allegations his ex-wife laid out in a report the site published Tuesday, threatening to have the journalist arrested.
As Grayson exited an event hosted by Politico at the Democratic National Convention, reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere approached Grayson to ask about his ex-wife’s allegations that he physically abused her for two decades of their 25-year marriage. Lolita Grayson provided police and medical records to Politico documenting four alleged instances of abuse; charges weren't filed against the congressman in any of those incidents. The congressman also stridently denied Lolita Grayson's allegations that he threatened to kill her and twice forced her to seek medical attention, according to the report.
Video captured by another Politico reporter showed the Florida Democrat repeatedly telling Dovere that he was keeping him from leaving the building.
“You’re getting in my way,” Grayson says in the video, placing his hand on Dovere’s shoulder as he moved through a doorway.
“You’re getting in my way,” Grayson repeats, again making physical contact with the reporter.
“I’m asking you a question,” Dovere insists.
“You’re assaulting a member of Congress,” Grayson replies. “You’re pushing me.”
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