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Montana Congressional candidate charged with assaulting reporter

UPDATED: MAY 25, 2017 AT 10:46 AM
BY
News Director

SALT LAKE CITY — The Republican candidate for Congress in Montana’s special election has been accused of assaulting a reporter.


Republican candidate for Montana’s only U.S. House seat, Greg Gianforte, sits in a vehicle near a Discovery Drive building Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Bozeman, Mont. A reporter said Gianforte “body-slammed” him Wednesday, the day before the special election. (Freddy Monares/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)

Witnesses said Greg Gianforte got mad at Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs because Jacobs wouldn’t quit asking questions.

Brad Mielke of ABC News spoke to KSL Newsradio’s Brian and Amanda about the incident this morning on KSL Newsradio.