A Republican candidate in Montana's special election, Greg Gianforte, allegedly 'body-slams' Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs, prompting a police investigation into the incident. Acuna and her crew “watched in disbelief as Gianforte then began punching the reporter. Montana sheriff Brian Gootkin holds a press conference on the alleged assault between Republican candidate in Montana's special election, Greg Gianforte and a Guardian reporter on May 24. “What happens even less — hopefully never again — is a Montana candidate assaulting a reporter. While there are still questions left unanswered about GOP House hopeful Greg Gianforte’s altercation with Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs, eyewitness accounts, law enforcement investigations and records are all shocking, disturbing and without precedent.

Source: Washington Post May 25, 2017 06:41 UTC