Yesterday the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department released a statement confirming violence incitement charges were being considered for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump after a protestor was punched in the face at a Fayetteville, North Carolina rally last week. Trump is on record calling for the punching of protestors and has offered to pay the legal fees for defendants.
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Here is the full statement from the Cumberland County sheriff's office pic.twitter.com/CHVgiNyWqa
— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) March 14, 2016
After a short investigation, the Sheriff's Department will not charge Trump.
Definitive determination -- NO INCITEMENT CHARGES AGAINST TRUMP. From county sheriff's office pic.twitter.com/FbmBdoM1ic
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) March 14, 2016
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