A man who claimed to have witnessed the encounter between Donald Trump's campaign manager and a Breitbart reporter told an investigator that it "looked like a fraudulent slip and fall."
Corey Lewandowski was charged with simple battery against Michelle Fields two weeks ago but the local prosecutor has now dismissed the case.
Jupiter, Florida, police released to Lead Stories the full video of Michael Spellman's visit with the detective probing the alleged assault.
Spellman blamed seeing Fields "rush up to Trump" after a news conference, saying she then "shoved the phone into his face."
Security video showed Lewandowski reaching toward Fields and touching her arm. Fields later claimed she was bruised in the encounter and almost caused to fall to the floor.
Spellman told the investigator it appeared to him that Fields was faking the impact.
"Suddenly she makes a dramatic spin and turn that looked like a fraudulent slip and fall," Spellman said. "I man it was just blatant."
While it was unclear if Spellman is a Trump supporter, it was clear he is not a fan of the news media. He called the reporters at the news conference "rude, rude people."
Spellman said he was just "doing my civic duty" in telling what he saw after he realized Lewandowski had been charged.
This is the video released by police to Lead Stories last month showing the incident.
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