He also has NOT been charged by the only office that counts—the prosecutor’s office. Police took a police report, which was forwarded to prosecutor, who has not yet decided whether to formally charge anything at all. Press is so ignorant and dishonest, they they continue to imply that he faces formal charges. He does not, and may never. See the press release from the office of the prosecutor. It’s out there.
STATEMENT BY STATE ATTORNEY DAVE ARONBERG
Some media outlets have reported that this office has brought charges against Corey Lewandowski, campaign manager for Donald Trump. These reports are false. Our office has taken no action against Mr. Lewandowski. The matter was investigated and charged by the Jupiter Police Department, not this office. We will await the file from the Jupiter Police Department and make a decision on how to proceed in this matter before Mr. Lewandowski’s May 4th arraignment.
Law enforcement charges on a probable cause standard. The State has to proceed on a legally higher standard of proof, which is beyond a reasonable doubt as well as whether there is a reasonable likelihood of a conviction. At this point, our office has not received the case.