Prosecutors in Palm Beach County, Florida announced Thursday that a potential criminal battery case against Donald Trump's campaign manager is dead in the water, calling into question the version of events presented by a reporter who filed the criminal complaint.
State Attorney Dave Aronberg and his chief assistant Adrienne Ellis said there was conflicting evidence that would kill their chances of convicting Corey Lewandowski of battering Michelle Fields, a journalist, after a March 8 Trump press conference.
'I've made the decision that this office will not be filing charges against Corey Lewandowski for battery,' Aronberg said.
Police in Jupiter, Florida issued a probable cause charge and referred the case to his office.
Among other inconsistencies, investigators found that Fields began the altercation by leaving the press area, entering the 'bubble' of Secret Service and staff security surrounding Trump, and touching him.
Ellis said Fields told her office that she had never touched with Trump, but video evidence shows the Republican front-runner pulling away from her after she makes contact.
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