Michelle Fields suggests “sketchy” motives in prosecutor’s call to d-rop battery c-harges against Trump campaign manager

Former Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields appeared on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” Sunday for her first interview since her battery c-harges against Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski were d-ropped last week.

Fields has been at the center of a media storm since she accused Lewandowski of forcefully grabbing her arm and nearly throwing her to the ground at a campaign event for the Republican presidential candidate in Jupiter, Fla., last month. But, she told CNN’s Brian Stelter, the controversy is less about the alleged manhandling itself than the Trump campaign’s dismissive response to her claim.

“The reason why it’s such a huge story is because Corey lied, Donald Trump lied, they defamed me,” said Fields, who resigned f-rom Breitbart News after she said management at the conservative website failed to adequately support her in the wake of the alleged al-tercation. “They went on this huge smear campaign against me, and I think it sheds light on the c-haracter of the campaign.”

Trump publicly defended Lewandowski after Jupiter police c-harged him with simple battery last month, arguing that Fields was actually “grabbing at me” and that his campaign manager was “acting as an intermediary.”

On Twitter, Trump further attempted to put the blame on Fields, accusing the reporter of changing her story and claiming that she was inappropriately grabbing him and shouting questions after his Florida press conference had finished.

“Can I press c-harges?” Trump tweeted mockingly. 

Asked about Palm Beach County District Attorney Dave Aronberg’s decision last week to not pursue the assault c-harges against Lewandowski, Fields suggested the prosecutor may have been motivated by personal ties to Trump.