Republican congressman, ordered to perform 40 hours of community service, to work off sentence with organization that builds wheelchairs for childrenThe Montana Republican Greg Gianforte will work off his sentence for assaulting a Guardian reporter by volunteering for an organization that builds custom wheelchairs for children. Greg Gianforte 'not sure' he would have sent Trump CNN body-slam tweet Read moreGianforte attacked Ben Jacobs the day before a 25 May special congressional election. Before pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault, in June, he agreed to donate $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Gianforte told the court he will be seeing a therapist based in Bozeman. Gianforte won his election against the Democrat Rob Quist and was sworn in as his state’s sole US representative in June.

Source: The Guardian July 30, 2017 19:30 UTC