Rand Paul sees no justification for hitting somebody from behind and breaking his ribs!
WASHINGTON (PNN) - November 13, 2017 - In his first interview since being sucker-attacked 10 days ago while doing yard work in Kentucky, Senator Rand Paul (Kent.) said there was no justification for what happened.
Struggling to breathe and talk, the result of six ribs being broken in the incident, Paul said that he knew of no motive that would have sparked his neighbor to hit him from behind.
“From my perspective, I’m not really too concerned about what someone’s motive is. I’m just concerned that I was attacked from the back and somebody broke six of my ribs and gave me a damaged lung where at least for now I have trouble speaking and breathing and now I’ve hurt for 10 days,” the senator said after arriving back in Washington for a week of critical votes.
Paul, a former Republican presidential candidate, was doing yard work on Nov. 3 when he was blindsided by the attack by Rene Boucher, his neighbor. Boucher was charged with fourth-degree assault and released on Saturday on $7,500 bond.
Paul, 54, suffered six broken ribs, cuts on his face, and has fluid buildup in his chest. Recovery could take months and the pain is great, he said.
Paul and Boucher share a property line in the gated Rivergreen community in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Several neighbors spoke up to reject early claims that the dispute was related to poor landscaping by Paul, and there has never been a complaint about that filed with the community’s homeowners association.
No official reason has been given for the attack and the lawyer for Boucher, 59, said politics was not the cause. Social media posts from Boucher show that he is aggressively anti-Trump and anti-Republican.
