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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Oct 25, 2018, 07:52 PM Oct 2018

Reporter warns Rep. Gianforte not to lie about 2017 attack

HELENA, Mont. — U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte has intentionally misled voters and the media about his attack on a reporter last year as the Montana Republican campaigns for re-election, the reporter's attorney said in a letter Thursday.

Ben Jacobs' attorney, Geoffrey Genth, sent a cease-and-desist letter threatening to cancel Jacob's agreement not to sue Gianforte if the congressman doesn't stop. Genth told William Mercer, Gianforte's attorney, to preserve all documents about the attack in case they are needed as evidence.

"Please advise your client that he and his spokespersons need to stop — immediately and forever — telling lies about the assault, about their own prior lies, about your client's 'settlement agreement' with Ben, or about any other aspect of this matter," Genth wrote.

Gianforte spokesman Travis Hall did not have an immediate comment on the letter. Genth declined to comment, saying the letter speaks for itself.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/reporter-warns-rep-gianforte-not-to-lie-about-2017-attack/ar-BBOUcEo?li=BBnb7Kz

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Reporter warns Rep. Gianforte not to lie about 2017 attack (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2018 OP
So who gave Ginaforte a shout out for his behavior recently? ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #1
Glad to hear it. Too little oo late maybe, but who knows? dameatball Oct 2018 #2

ProudLib72

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1. So who gave Ginaforte a shout out for his behavior recently?
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 07:55 PM
Oct 2018

Hmmmm, could it have been the Rump? Of course the asshole is trying to cash in on an incident made more popular by the president*.

*in name only

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