Reporter files police report following alleged assault by Donald Trump's campaign manager

Reporter Michelle Williams filed a police report against Donald Trump.

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published 11 March 2016

Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields has filed a police report with the police department in Jupiter, Florida, following her accusation that Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski pushed her out of the way when she was trying to ask Trump a question at the end of his presser Tuesday, the Independent Journal reports.

Trump's campaign has so far dismissed Fields' accusation as "false" and "attention seeking." Fields tweeted a photograph of her bruised arm after the incident, tagging both Lewandowski and Trump and writing, "I guess these just magically appeared on me... so weird."

While Fields did not identify Lewandowski herself, The Washington Post's Ben Terris was present and has said it was Lewandowski who grabbed Fields "tightly by the arm and yanked [her] down."

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The Jupiter Police Department confirmed Fields filed the complaint, and is expected to release a statement soon.

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