text: Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte, center, sits alongside William Mercer, left, and Todd Whipple Monday, June 12, 2017, during his court hearing in Bozeman, Mont. Gianforte plead guilty to assaulting Ben Jacobs, a Guardian reporter, on the eve of the special election in Montana. (Freddy Monares/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP