# Corey Lewandowski **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 30, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650 "2016-03-30T16:52:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/21 "2016-03-30T21:34:18Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > But she didn’t do that. > > Do you think you could bruise another person like that using one hand momentarily in passing, through clothing? > I just don’t see why that’s not a part of the discussion. I’ve been bruised like that. Not due to an assault though, just an over-enthusiastic fellow actor who didn’t realize how hard he was grasping my arm in the moment. He was very apologetic, and very careful during the rest of the show’s run. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/22 "2016-03-30T21:41:51Z")
I don’t have an opinion on this really but if we’re going to talk about him denying it at first and being proved wrong, how about her first statement where she said she was pulled down to the ground by him? She made this into a much bigger deal at first than it turned out to be as well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/23 "2016-03-30T22:01:01Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > I don’t have an opinion on this really but if we’re going to talk about him denying it at first and being proved wrong, how about her first statement where she said she was pulled down to the ground by him? She made this into a much bigger deal at first than it turned out to be as well. Not what she said. > [@](#): > > "Someone had grabbed me tightly by the arm and yanked me down. I almost fell to the ground, but regained my balance. Nonetheless, I was shaken. > > _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." ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/24 "2016-03-31T01:29:31Z")
This is so ridiculous. She wasn’t yanked down nor did she almost fall. Lewandowski shouldn’t have put his hand on her, but this wasn’t some egregious offense. There was no need to lie and deny like they. Trump’s continuing denials in the face of video evidence have crossed well over into the absurd. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/25 "2016-03-31T01:44:56Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > So it was a grasp. Have you looked at the clip? It’s less than a second in real time and she doesn’t seem to flinch or change momentum. You what now? She’s clearly moving with Trump as he walks presumably to try to have a few words, and the campaign manager reaches through the crowd and yanks her to a stop, while Trump keeps walking. I’m not sure she goes backward - maybe a little - but she certainly goes from walking to stopped. What happened is clear, and the motive equally clear. > [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I saw another story saying the Lewandowski at first denied even touching her, so his word is clearly worth shit if that is true. They carefully screened all Trump’s staff during interviews. Any that told the truth about anything were told they probably didn’t have the right skills for the job. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/26 "2016-03-31T15:55:07Z")
I’ve been grabbed by a bouncer at a club more aggressively than that, and I wouldn’t have even thought about calling it battery. This all much ado about nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/27 "2016-03-31T15:59:45Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > I’ve been grabbed by a bouncer at a club more aggressively than that, and I wouldn’t have even thought about calling it battery. You mean, when a bouncer had a legitimate reason to grab you? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/28 "2016-03-31T16:04:52Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > I’ve been grabbed by a bouncer at a club more aggressively than that, and I wouldn’t have even thought about calling it battery. > > This all much ado about nothing. > [@Peremensoe](#): > > You mean, when a bouncer had a legitimate reason to grab you? Plus Lewandowski is not part of the security detail. The Secret Service didn’t consider the reporter a threat so there was no need for the contact(except to protect Trump’s delicate ego). ---
**Author:** ![Stately\_Greek\_Automaton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@Stately\_Greek\_Automaton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stately_Greek_Automaton)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/29 "2016-03-31T16:47:47Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > The way he grabbed her, absolutely. It was backwards, but he did get a pretty good hold on her. My only question as far as that’s concerned is why, if he grabbed her upper arm, is she showing a bruise on her forearm? But then it’s also not clear what he’s doing with his other hand. He clearly got her strongly enough to pull her back, though. Having watched the clip a couple times, it looks like he may have originally grabbed her shoulder, throwing her off balance. He could have then grabbed her forearm with his other hand to help pull her back. What the other hand is doing is pretty key and the video doesn’t really give a complete view of that. Red-checkered shirt guy seems to have had a prime viewing angle for the whole thing though, has he spoken out? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/30 "2016-03-31T16:48:49Z")
I think it looks like she touched Trump (he looks like he’s pulling is arm away). I think it looks like Lewandowski touched her. And it looks like it might have been such a minor incidence in Lewandowski’s day that it’s unsurprising he didn’t remember. It’s goofy that they appear to be still denying it, though, and not remembering is not some sort of get out of battery charges defense. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/31 "2016-03-31T17:20:19Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I think it looks like she touched Trump (he looks like he’s pulling is arm away). I think it looks like Lewandowski touched her. And it looks like it might have been such a minor incidence in Lewandowski’s day that it’s unsurprising he didn’t remember. It’s goofy that they appear to be still denying it, though, and not remembering is not some sort of get out of battery charges defense. Not just denying it, but saying so many different things. [This article](http://gawker.com/the-donald-trump-guide-to-gaslighting-the-woman-your-em-1768028832) gathers a lot of the different things that Trump has said, first calling her a liar, then saying it wasn’t that bad, then that it was her fault that she was grabbed, and then saying that his employee is a great guy so why press charges against him. This is my favorite nonsensical quote: > [@](#): > > She was grabbing me. And just so you understand, she was off base because she went through the Secret Service. She had a pen in her hand, which Secret Service is not liking because they don’t know what it is, whether it’s a little bomb Regardless of how this should be prosecuted, neither Trump or Lewandowski thought that the pen Fields had was a tiny bomb. The whole thing is ridiculous. It might have all blown over if either Trump or Lewandowski had said something about Fields was grabbed a little more forcefully than she should have been and Lewandowski is sorry, but neither Trump or his campaign in general is capable of making apologies. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/32 "2016-03-31T17:38:39Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Plus Lewandowski is not part of the security detail. The Secret Service didn’t consider the reporter a threat so there was no need for the contact(except to protect Trump’s delicate ego). Why wouldn’t the Secret Service consider the reporter to be a threat? Is it because she’s qualifies as _State Dept hot_? Shouldn’t bodyguards, such as the Secret Service, consider everyone a threat until those threats are no longer within striking range of the protected person? Lewandowski attended the press conference and later approached Trump in order to ask more questions (and maybe just touch the Donald while she was at it). If Lewandowski choses to file these types of minor charges against the groups she’s suppose to interview, who would agree to be interviewed by a Lewandowski-type? Lewandowski wants to be the story. Congratulations Lewandowski. Now go find another line of work. Writing a blog, become a lawyer, blackmail older gentlemen, etc. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/33 "2016-03-31T17:43:34Z")
> [@Sam\_Lowry](#): > > …Regardless of how this should be prosecuted, neither Trump or Lewandowski thought that the pen Fields had was a tiny bomb. The whole thing is ridiculous. It might have all blown over if either Trump or Lewandowski had said something about Fields was grabbed a little more forcefully than she should have been and Lewandowski is sorry, but neither Trump or his campaign in general is capable of making apologies. (post shortened) This (may) go to court. The ex-Breibart reporter will then have a chance to prove that her bruises came from Lewandowski. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/34 "2016-03-31T17:44:53Z")
The reporter is Michelle Fields. Lewandowski is the guy who is accused of grabbing her. Did you read any news stories before developing all of these opinions? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/35 "2016-03-31T17:47:24Z")
Why wouldn’t the Secret Service consider the reporter to be a threat? Is it because she’s qualifies as _State Dept hot_? Shouldn’t bodyguards, such as the Secret Service, consider everyone a threat until those threats are no longer within striking range of the protected person? A reporter attended the press conference and later approached Trump in order to ask more questions (and maybe just touch the Donald while she was at it). If a reporter choses to file these types of minor charges against the groups she’s suppose to interview, who would agree to be interviewed by this reporter? The reporter wanted to be the story. Congratulations Ms Reporter. Now go find another line of work. Writing a blog, become a lawyer, blackmail older gentlemen, etc. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/36 "2016-03-31T17:51:00Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > The reporter is Michelle Fields. Lewandowski is the guy who is accused of grabbing her. Did you read any news stories before developing all of these opinions? Having missed the edit window, I’ve already requested that a mod remove the errored post. Thanks for your concern. ---
**Author:** ![Corporal\_Clegg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Corporal\_Clegg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporal_Clegg)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/37 "2016-03-31T18:02:06Z")
The tape shows Lewandowski lurch at her and extend his arm. That is enough to support her assertion that his grabbing of her arm was aggressive and the bruises are the result. Any other campaign would have the common sense to accept that it happened but was not pre-meditated to injure and apologized to lay the matter to rest. That is all she was asking for. But Trump’s foolish defensiveness got the better of him and Lewandowski and they denied and carried on like entitled jerks. They just don’t get politics. It’s all about perception. You can’t defend against everything with idiotic responses like Trump arguing that she touched him and asking should I have called the police on her? It only makes him look like a loser–a wimp with screwed up priorities. Lewandowski should not have manhandled her, and when learning of the bruising they should have apologized and sent her flowers at the very least. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/38 "2016-03-31T18:08:04Z")
> [@Corporal\_Clegg](#): > > Lewandowski should not have manhandled her, and when learning of the bruising they should have apologized and sent her flowers at the very least. Sending flowers to a woman you touched inappropriately would be a very bad move. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/39 "2016-03-31T18:44:52Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Sending flowers to a woman you touched inappropriately would be a very bad move. Yeah, dinner and a movie would be better. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650/40 "2016-03-31T18:56:51Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > Yeah, dinner and a movie would be better. 😉 Shush, you! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-lewandowski/750650.md?page=3)