Ben Carson's Bizarre Defense Of Trump Manager: Tells CNN Host 'You've Probably Been Charged With Something, Too'

  • by: Alan Duke

Ben Carson did his best to defend Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in a CNN interview Thursday, but his strategy was to suggest CNN's John Berman and Kate Bolduan likely also have criminal arrest records.

Lewandowski is accused of battery against a reporter after a Florida news conference last month.

See also: Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski Arrested For Battery Of Reporter

"A lot of people have been charged with various things," Carson said in Lewandowski's defense. "That doesn't necessarily mean that we need to demonize them. You've probably been charged with something too. Maybe with a misdemeanor. Doesn't mean that you're an evil, horrible person."

Berman denied he's ever been arrested.

The odd exchange happens between the 2:30 and 3:30 marks in this YouTube video.

Alan Duke

Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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