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Rep.-Elect Greg Gianforte to Give to Charity After Reporter Assault

HeadlineJun 08, 2017

In Montana, Republican Congressmember-elect Greg Gianforte has apologized and will donate $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists, after he was accused of “body slamming” a Guardian reporter the day before he was elected to Congress last month. On May 24, Gianforte slammed reporter Ben Jacobs to the floor and repeatedly punched him, after Jacobs tried to ask about the Republican healthcare plan. Gianforte still faces a misdemeanor assault charge, which carries a maximum six-month jail term.

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