Michelle Fields (born January 10, 1988) is an American political

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who formerly wrote for ''

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'', and was a reporter for '' Breitbart News'', as well as a

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contributor. After graduating from college, Fields was hired as a reporter at '' The Daily Caller''. She later became a correspondent for

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. Fields is a former panelist on the

program ''Cashin' In''. In 2016, Fields accused

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's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski of grabbing her arm at a press conference. At the time, Fields was a reporter for ''Breitbart'', but resigned her position in March 2016, due to the organization's handling of the Lewandowski incident.

Early life

Fields was raised in the

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area, and attended

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. Fields is of partial Honduran descent, and is the daughter of television and film writer Greg Fields. She studied political science at Pepperdine University, graduating in 2011.McKay Coppins
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(March 10, 2014). She served as the president of the Pepperdine chapter of Students For Liberty, a

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student organization.

Journalism career

Upon graduating from Pepperdine University in 2011, Fields gained national attention after having a confrontation with actor Matt Damon over

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. Fields films and edits her videos in a citizen journalism style. Fields has appeared on

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, ''

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'', '' The O'Reilly Factor'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' America Live with Megyn Kelly'', '' Stossel'', and '' Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld''. Fields was featured in ''

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'' magazine as one of "the next wave of political pundits". Fields later became a correspondent for

. In 2012, Fields gave a

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talk on her career and the future of Internet journalism. In 2015, '' The Hill'' named her one of the 50 most beautiful people in Washington, D. C. In September 2014, Fields became a contributor at

. In May 2016, Fields became a reporter at ''

''. She published a book, ''Barons of the Beltway: Inside the Princely World of our Washington Elite'', in June 2016. The book was quickly edited close to the time of release in order to include an accounting of Fields' incident involving the Trump campaign. Fields is a former panelist on the

program ''Cashin' In''.

Allegations against Corey Lewandowski

Fields filed a police report with the Jupiter Police Department on March 11, alleging simple

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. Fields resigned from ''Breitbart News'' on March 13, 2016, citing the organization's handling of the matter. On March 29, 2016, Lewandowski was charged with simple battery by the Jupiter Police Department, and turned himself in. On April 14, Palm Beach County

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filed court documents saying that his office would not prosecute Lewandowski. Prosecutors determined that "there was probable cause to make an arrest", and "the facts support the allegation that Mr. Lewandowski did grab Ms. Fields' arm against her will", but that "the evidence cannot prove all legally required elements of the crime alleged, and is insufficient to support a criminal prosecution".

Personal life

Fields became

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to Jamie Weinstein, senior editor of '' The Daily Caller'', in late May 2016. They married on June 24, 2017.

References

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