Trump's campaign manager was once arrested for walking in to a Congressional office with a handgun

Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski's recent misdemeanor battery charge in the incident involving now ex-Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields isn't his first run-in with the law. The Washington Post reports that about 17 years ago, Lewandowski — known for his "combustible temper and an eagerness to wade into the fray" — was arrested after entering a Congressional office building while armed:
In 1999, Lewandowski was arrested for carrying a handgun, three magazines, a holster and several rounds of ammunition into the Longworth House Office Building. They were mixed up by accident, he said, with his dirty clothes in an overnight bag. He sued, unsuccessfully, to get the weapon back, along with $50,000 in punitive damages. [The Washington Post]
Lewandowski has similarly brushed off his latest charge of misdemeanor battery for reportedly forcefully grabbing Fields as she tried to ask Trump a question at a rally on March 8. Shortly after the charges surfaced Tuesday morning, Lewandowski maintained that he is "absolutely innocent."
Read the full story on Lewandowski and his relationship with Trump at The Washington Post.
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