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Congressman-Elect, Sorry He Hit Reporter, Promises Donation To Charity

Greg Gianforte, who faces a misdemeanor assault charge in the incident, has written to the reporter saying, "You were doing your job." Gianforte says his own conduct was unacceptable and unlawful.

A congressman-elect is trying to put a story about body-slamming a newspaper reporter behind him. Greg Gianforte has apologized in a letter to 's Ben Jacobs, saying Jacobs was just "doing his job" in asking a legitimate question

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