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Donald Trump briefly threatened with criminal charges over punch at rally
Donald Trump briefly threatened with criminal charges over punch at rallyby Dan Roberts at the Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/15/donald-trump-briefly-threatened-criminal-charges-punch-at-rally
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Donald Trump briefly faced the threat of criminal charges on Monday night, as efforts grew across the political spectrum to check his increasingly violent rise on the eve of key US primary elections.
Police in North Carolina were reportedly investigating whether the Republican frontrunner should be prosecuted for incitement after an African American protester was hit in the face as he was escorted out of a rally in Fayetteville last week.
Trump has previously said he would like to punch protesters “in the face” himself, expressing nostalgia for a time when those causing disruption would be “carried out on a stretcher”. In common with other recent incidents, he offered to pay the legal fees of the assailant involved on Thursday.
A Cumberland county sheriff spokesman said late on Monday that they would not charge Trump over the incident.
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