Breitbart Reporter Says She Filed Charges Against Trump's Campaign Manager
By Ahiza Garcia and Dylan Byers
PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- A Breitbart reporter says she has filed charges against Donald Trump's campaign manager, alleging that he grabbed her and bruised her while she was attempting to ask a question.
The reporter, Michelle Fields, confirmed to CNNMoney that she filed charges against Corey Lewandowski Friday with the police department in Jupiter, Florida.
Police in Jupiter said they were looking into misdemeanor battery allegations, but declined to identify who made the complaint.
The police said the incident "occurred at 115 Eagle Tree Terrace (Trump National) on March 8, 2016."
That was when Fields claims that someone grabbed her forcefully as she was about to ask Trump a question.
The charges came a day after Trump told CNN that in his opinion the allegations were made up.
"Everybody said nothing happened. Perhaps she made the story up. I think that's what happened," Trump said after the Republican debate.
In a tweet Thursday Lewandowski called Fields "delusional."
Fields initially said that she didn't see who grabbed her by the arm and forced her to stumble as she was about to ask Trump a question. She said she was grabbed so forcefully her arm was bruised.
Washington Post reporter Ben Terris says he witnessed the incident and identified Lewandowski as the person who grabbed her.
Breitbart stood by Fields' account on Thursday and demanded that Lewandowski apologize to Fields. But on Friday, Breitbart said a video of the moments just before the incident shows Lewandowski and another man of similar appearance walking in a crowd near Trump.
The news outlet says the actual yanking incident is not on the video, so it was not clear who pulled Fields aside . Breitbart said that it was possible that Lewandowski could have been misidentified.
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