Body-slamming Rep Greg Gianforte R, MT follows Trumps lead, refuses to comply with court order

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Body-slamming Montana congressman follows Trump’s lead, refuses to comply with court order
By Matthew Chapman | July 21, 2017

Montana's new congressman, Greg Gianforte, is refusing to cooperate with law enforcement, despite pleading guilty to assault.
Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte thinks he's above the law.
(AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)

........................These actions add yet more fuel to the fire for those accusing Trump of obstruction of justice, and may actually have emboldened Mueller. But most of all, they paint a picture of a man who is supremely unconcerned about the rule of law and considers it beneath him.
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And Trump’s devil-may-care attitude toward the law may be having real consequences. Other Republican politicians have recently taken to flouting what is legally required of them, and few more brazenly than newly elected Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte.

Recently, Gianforte made national news for violently body-slamming Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs after being asked a question about the GOP health care bill. He went on to win the election anyway the next day, but admitted wrongdoing and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. He was fined and sentenced to community service and anger management.

Despite being caught dead to rights, however, Gianforte is bizarrely refusing to come in to the county jail for his mugshot and fingerprinting. He has been defying a court order to do so for a month, and his lawyers are absurdly trying to argue it does not apply to him because he technically was not arrested.............



Past time for the County to arrest him for contempt of court.

[eShirl]

1. They need to start making examples of all these Republian scofflaws.

[sunonmars]

2. and therein lies the precedent, If its ok for the POTUS then its ok for me.

This is why this ridiculous situation and example being set by the Trumps looks all the more dangerous the more the GOP endorse it, watch attorneys for years use Trump as a legal precedent.......

[El Mimbreno]

3. Bullying in schools has increased.

Just following the POSident's example.

[TeamPooka]

4. Time for handcuffs and a perp walk for this dude

[Gothmog]

5. This admitted criminal needs to comply with the court's order

[Flaleftist]

6. Time for a bench warrant?

[uponit7771]

7. Run it like the Russians !!!