Donald Trump Will Not Be Charged For North Carolina Rally

Donald Trump will not face charges for inciting a riot after one of his supporters sucker-punched a protester at a North Carolina rally last week and then said next time he "might have to kill" the guy.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said Monday that it had not closed its investigation into the incident, and the sheriff's office's attorney said it was still considering charges against Trump.

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But a statement from the sheriff's office Tuesday said that Trump would not be charged.

"The evidence does not meet the requisites of the law as established under the relevant North Carolina statute and case law to support a conviction of the crime of inciting a riot," spokesman Sean Swain said, according to WRAL, which first broke the news of the possible charges Monday.

At issue was whether Trump provoked violence with his provocative statements. He had in the past urged his supporters to "knock the crap out of" protesters and that he would pay the legal fees of anybody who did.

North Carolina law describes inciting a riot as, "Any person who willfully incites or urges another to engage in a riot, so that as a result of such inciting or urging a riot occurs or a clear and present danger of a riot is created."

Five states are voting Tuesday in a key day for the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

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