Politics & Government
Donald Trump's Georgia Campaign Manager Resigns
A local TV station confronted Brandon Phillips about criminal trespassing charges in 2008.
DUNWOODY, GA — Brandon Phillips, Donald Trump's Georgia campaign director, has resigned after being questioned by a local TV station about criminal trespassing charges dating back to 2008.
Court records obtained by WSB-TV show Phillips pleaded guilty to the charges after admitting he destroyed a laptop and slashed another person’s tires in Bibb County. He was sentenced to three years on probation and ordered to pay $1,500 in restitution.
Phillips was also arrested in Atlanta in 2008 after an altercation with a neighbor that reportedly involved a gun, according to the station.
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Phillips is being replaced by Billy Kirkland, a former aide to U.S. Sen. David Perdue.
Trump's Georgia campaign offices are headquartered in Dunwoody.
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