Aide who lied about Greg Gianforte's assault on Guardian reporter gets new campaign job
Source: Guardian
Shane Scanlon put out false statement that blamed journalist Ben Jacobs after attack by Montana Republican on eve of special election
Guardian staff
Fri 27 Apr 2018 16.23 EDT
The spokesman who lied about Republican congressman Greg Gianforte’s assault of Guardian journalist Ben Jacobs has been hired in a new campaign role.
Shane Scanlon was named communications director for Matt Rosendale, a candidate for the Republican nomination in the Montana Senate race. Scanlon previously served as Gianforte’s campaign spokesman and drew widespread criticism for putting out a false statement that blamed Jacobs for the attack.
Gianforte body-slammed and punched Jacobs on the eve of the Montana special election in May 2017, after the political reporter tried to question the candidate on healthcare. In response to Jacobs’ disclosure that the assault had happened, Scanlon issued a statement falsely suggesting that Jacobs initiated the altercation with Gianforte.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/27/greg-gianforte-assault-guardian-reporter-shane-scanlon
