Gianforte to volunteer with children's group after assaulting Guardian reporter
Source: Guardian News
Republican congressman, ordered to perform 40 hours of community service, to work off sentence with organization that builds wheelchairs for children
Associated Press in Bozeman, Montana
Sunday 30 July 2017 15.40 EDT
The Montana Republican Greg Gianforte will work off his sentence for assaulting a Guardian reporter by volunteering for an organization that builds custom wheelchairs for children.
Gianforte attacked Ben Jacobs the day before a 25 May special congressional election. Before pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault, in June, he agreed to donate $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
In his statement to the court, Jacobs said: I asked Mr Gianforte a question in the same manner I have asked questions of hundreds of politicians: congressmen, senators and even the man who is now our president.
Mr Gianfortes response was to slam me to the floor and start punching me. He injured my elbow, broke my glasses and thrust me into a national spotlight I did not seek or desire.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/30/greg-gianforte-republican-montana-volunteer-work
Rhiannon12866
(207,387 posts)All we need, a congressman with anger management issues.
TNNurse
(6,938 posts)Solly Mack
(90,814 posts)Children can be tenacious when asking "Why?".
turbinetree
(24,757 posts)on the feet of the NBC news outlet that "refused" to air what happened, because after all they were "acquired" by a Sinclair broadcasting company, and this jerk still hasn't done what the court said and been fingerprinted and have his mug shot, he's still in contempt:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/05/montana-nbc-affiliate-refused-to-cover-gianforte-body-slam.html
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/7/19/1682026/-After-assaulting-reporter-Greg-Gianforte-refuses-fingerprints-and-mugshots-as-ordered-by-court
http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/prosecutor-seeks-judge-s-order-for-greg-gianforte-s-mug/article_9ad7850b-e60a-5473-85f9-95f790e0944b.html
Why isn't he in jail?
bucolic_frolic
(43,614 posts)6 months or more
This is OUTRAGEOUS
rickford66
(5,540 posts)Probably not. He'll most probably have a few PR photos taken then hang out in an office drinking coffee and making false promises to the charity.
AllaN01Bear
(19,039 posts)riversedge
(70,579 posts)DK504
(3,847 posts)HelenWheels
(2,284 posts)he is working off a court ordered penalty/
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