Republican candidate charged with assault, roiling Trump's Montana test

View photosA still image taken from video shows Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte speaking to voters while campaigning for a special election in Missoula, Montana, U.S. May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Justin Mitchell
MoreBy Justin Mitchell
MISSOULA, Mont. (Reuters) – A Montana Republican running for the U.S. Congress has been charged with assaulting a reporter hours before polls were to open on Thursday for a special election that could test U.S. President Donald Trump’