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The journalist accosted by Donald Trump’s campaign manager at a press conference has made a criminal complaint against her alleged attacker.Michelle Fields, a reporter for Breitbart News, filed assault charges against Corey Lewandowski with police in Jupiter, Fla., the Independent Journal reported.Fields claimed Lewandowski nearly pulled her to the ground at a Tuesday press conference in the Florida city, just after she asked the candidate a question about affirmative action.The Jupiter Police Department said it is investigating an incident at the Trump Club, but did not release more details. The attack left Fields with bruises on her forearm, and she tweeted a photo of the injured limb on Thursday. Fields said she wasn’t called on to ask her question during the televised portion of the presser at the Trump National Golf Club — so when Trump walked through the crowd of journalists after the event, taking more questions, she asked hers.“Trump acknowledged the question, but before he could answer I was jolted backwards,” she wrote Thursday. “Someone had grabbed me tightly by the arm and yanked me down. I almost fell to the ground, but was able to maintain my balance. Nonetheless, I was shaken.” Fields said she didn’t get a look at her attacker, but at least one other reporter identified the 41-year-old campaign manager."The Washington Post's Ben Terris immediately remarked that it was Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, who aggressively tried to pull me to the ground. I quickly turned around and saw Lewandowski and Trump exiting the building together. No apology. No explanation for why he did this," she wrote.Trump himself later denied the attack, adding that Secret Service agents assured him “nothing happened” at the press conference.
