Congressman Apologizes to Reporter After Threatening to Break Him 'In Half'

Update, Jan. 29, 11:27 a.m. ET: Scotto told reporters said that Rep. Grimm called him this morning to apologize for threatening him last night and that they will be going to lunch.

@repmichaelgrimm called to apologize. He said he "overreacted." I accepted his apology.

— Michael Scotto (@mikescotto) January 29, 2014

A routine interview between a television reporter and a congressman after Tuesday night's State of the Union speech in Washington, D.C., turned ugly after the representative physically threatened the journalist for attempting to ask a question about alleged campaign fundraising violations. Read more...