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October 26, 2018

Reporter Body-Slammed by Rep. Gianforte Tells Congressman to Stop Lying About Attack
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The Guardian reporter who was body-slammed by Montana Congressmember
Greg Gianforte last year is threatening to withdraw from their
settlement if the Republican congressmember continues to lie about the
attack. Gianforte pleaded guilty to attacking reporter Ben Jacobs, and
settled with him after agreeing to make a donation to the Committee to
Protect Journalists and acknowledging that he assaulted Jacobs
unprovoked. However, Gianforte recently made comments to a local paper
defending his earlier story to the police that Jacobs initiated the
attack. Gianforte is currently running for re-election. Last week,
President Trump praised him at a Montana rally for the assault, saying,
"Any guy that can do a body slam, he's my kind of guy."


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