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Directly contradicting his claim that he does not condone violence by his backers, Trump said on Sunday that he would look into paying the legal fees of a man who was accused of sucker-punching a protester.
The man, John McGraw of Linden, N.C., was arrested on Thursday and charged with assault, battery and disorderly conduct.
After the incident, McGraw said that next time he might kill the protester, who he said was not acting like an American.
Trump defended McGraw in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” program on Sunday, claiming that the protester was taunting him and making crude gestures.
Trump said that the man who threw the punch “obviously loves the country.”
Trump has regularly said at his rallies that his supporters should actively silence protesters, and he has promised to pay their legal fees if they become too aggressive. Asked if he planned to keep that promise for McGraw, Trump said that he did.
“I’ve actually instructed my people to look into it, yes,” Trump said.
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/13/donald-trump-says-he-may-pay-legal-fees-of-accused-attacker/