Republican official 'would have shot' Guardian reporter attacked by Gianforte
The Montana Republican congressman Greg Gianforte appears in court in Bozeman, where he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. A Montana Republican party official “would have shot” Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs if he had approached her as he did Greg Gianforte, who assaulted Jacobs one day before he was elected to Congress. Gianforte pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault, apologized to Jacobs and donated $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).