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<blockquote data-quote="oldngray" data-source="post: 2861827" data-attributes="member: 45230">Sounds like the police need to interview the witnesses to get a better understanding of exactly what happened. Apparently there is no video and the audio does little except confirm that there was an altercation. In an emailed statement, Shane Scanlon, spokesman for the Gianforte campaign, gave the following account of the confrontation:“Tonight, as Greg was giving a separate interview in a private office, The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs entered the office without permission, aggressively shoved a recorder in Greg’s face, and began asking badgering questions. Jacobs was asked to leave. After asking Jacobs to lower the recorder, Jacobs declined,” Scanlon said.“Greg then attempted to grab the phone that was pushed in his face. Jacobs grabbed Greg’s wrist, and spun away from Greg, pushing them both to the ground. It’s unfortunate that this aggressive behavior from a liberal journalist created this scene at our campaign volunteer BBQ.”<a href="http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/politics/reporter-alleges-greg-gianforte-body-slammed-him-in-bozeman/article_9df533bb-9919-51aa-8d0d-5d5cb4e48923.html" target="_blank">Gianforte charged with election-eve assault</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="oldngray, post: 2861827, member: 45230"] Sounds like the police need to interview the witnesses to get a better understanding of exactly what happened. Apparently there is no video and the audio does little except confirm that there was an altercation. In an emailed statement, Shane Scanlon, spokesman for the Gianforte campaign, gave the following account of the confrontation: “Tonight, as Greg was giving a separate interview in a private office, The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs entered the office without permission, aggressively shoved a recorder in Greg’s face, and began asking badgering questions. Jacobs was asked to leave. After asking Jacobs to lower the recorder, Jacobs declined,” Scanlon said. “Greg then attempted to grab the phone that was pushed in his face. Jacobs grabbed Greg’s wrist, and spun away from Greg, pushing them both to the ground. It’s unfortunate that this aggressive behavior from a liberal journalist created this scene at our campaign volunteer BBQ.” [URL="http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/politics/reporter-alleges-greg-gianforte-body-slammed-him-in-bozeman/article_9df533bb-9919-51aa-8d0d-5d5cb4e48923.html"]Gianforte charged with election-eve assault[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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