There's video footage of Trump's campaign manager grabbing her towards her shoulder area. The reporter claims bruises surfaced on her arms towards her wrist.
https://twitter.com/MichelleFields/status/708005032839548929/photo/1
This whole thing is blown way out of proportion. The room was very very crowded. Brushing past someone in a room like that is acceptable, and certainly not battery. Grabbing someone's arm (to what extent we do not know), has a stronger case for battery, but I fail to see how you are going to prove intent. It's not unreasonable to slightly grab someones arm as you try to shuffle past in a crowded room for example. Furthermore, her credibility is damaged as her accounts contradict what happened. She certainly didn't almost fall over from that encounter for example.
I mean come on now... the case is going to get thrown out. Battery requires specifically, the element of an intent to inflict injury (or similar wording), to be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. There are many quite reasonable doubts in this case.
So.... She lost credibility when her accounts contradict what happened....so what about his story claiming he never touched her and has never even spoken to her? He still has credibility?
As for your definition of battery, its incorrect in this case. Simple battery and criminal battery are two different things;
To be charged and convicted of simple battery all the prosecutor needs is this:
1. an unlawful application of force
2. to the person of another
3. resulting in either bodily injury or an offensive touching.
The intent you're speaking of is not the intent to inflict damage but just the intent to commit the act, he clearly aimed straight for her which is intent to commit the act.
So you're telling me, if this guy ran up to you and pulled you away with enough force to move you back a few steps, you wouldn't be atleast pissed off?
Like i said before, i don't want ANYONE touching me.
This was a proven media hoax. Michelle Fields & the idiots who bought her story like Megyn Kelly and Ben Shapiro lost their reputations.
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Then when the video came out proving that Michelle Fields & Ben Terris were lying, they went back on Megyn Kelly's show and doctored the audio clip so that the claim of being thrown to the ground was edited out.
It just goes to prove that you can be in a room with literally more cameras trained on you than anywhere else in the world and still be accused of THROWING SOMEONE DOWN in a misogynistic attack. Michelle claims that Corey moving past her, possibly placing his hand on her shoulder in this above video was the WORST EXPERIENCE SHE'S GONE THROUGH BESIDES HER FATHER'S DEATH.
Ben Shapiro among many others demanded that Trump fire his campaign manager. It's disgusting that he would call for someone to lose their career on account of this blatant hoax.
How does that video posted by some random on youtube prove its a media hoax? I'd need a much more reputable source for your claims.
As for her over exaggeration of the events, she clearly over exaggerated it to draw attention. Does that change the fact that he placed his hands on her? I don't think so. I don't even understand how you can say "possibly placing his hand on her shoulder" Did you not see the video? He's not security, he's not the secret service.
You know what debunks the fact that it's a media hoax? The news network she works for is Breitbart, one of the largest defenders of Trump for the last few months. Why would someone who is pro-Trump make it all up?
But anyway, my point is he should fire him and get away from the scandal. Condemn the guy and distance himself and he'll come out looking better. If the guy is convicted (even if it's only a $1000 fine) it'll probably not look good for Trump's campaign IMO.
