Manhandling Protesters Was Justified, Macron's Ex-Bodyguard Says
- Benalla affair has shaken France, weakened President Macron
- Former aide describes infighting between Elysee security teams
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Alexandre Benalla, the former bodyguard at the center of an affair that’s weakened French President Emmanuel Macron, said that he regrets the problems he’s caused the head of state but feels he was justified in roughing up May Day demonstrators.
Benalla said the opposition is exaggerating the matter to hurt Macron, speaking in his first public comments.