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| US election: Donald Trump aide charged with assault | US election: Donald Trump aide charged with assault |
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| Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been charged with assaulting a journalist at a campaign event. | Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been charged with assaulting a journalist at a campaign event. |
| Mr Lewandowski is charged with simple battery over his encounter with former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields. | |
| On 8 March after a news conference in Florida, he allegedly grabbed her arm when she tried to ask a question and bruised her. | |
| Mr Lewandowski plans to plead not guilty, the Trump campaign said. | |
| Police in Jupiter, Florida, where he was arrested, have released new footage of the alleged assault. | Police in Jupiter, Florida, where he was arrested, have released new footage of the alleged assault. |
| The footage appears to show him trying to pull her out of the way as she walks alongside Mr Trump and tries to speak to him. | |
| "Mr Lewandowksi is absolutely innocent of this charge," the Trump statement said. "He is completely confident that he will be exonerated." | "Mr Lewandowksi is absolutely innocent of this charge," the Trump statement said. "He is completely confident that he will be exonerated." |
| Mr Trump himself has defended Mr Lewandowski on Twitter, saying the police footage shows there was "nothing there". | |
| The charge comes during a difficult time for Mr Trump, just ahead of next week's Wisconsin primary where he is neck-and-neck with Senator Ted Cruz. | The charge comes during a difficult time for Mr Trump, just ahead of next week's Wisconsin primary where he is neck-and-neck with Senator Ted Cruz. |
| Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has just endorsed Mr Cruz for president. | Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has just endorsed Mr Cruz for president. |
| He will participate in a CNN town hall event on Tuesday night when all three Republican contenders will face questions. | |
| Mr Trump is currently well ahead in the Republican race with 739 delegates to Cruz's 465. | |
| Ohio Governor John Kasich is well behind with 143, with the 1,237 needed to win the nomination probably out of his reach. | |
| In the Democratic race, Hillary Clinton will try in Wisconsin to stem the momentum of a resurgent Bernie Sanders, who is on a roll after a string of wins. |