Rep. Andy Harris confronts reporter, wrongly claims recording is illegal
This is WILD! GOP Rep. Andy Harris lost it on reporters after debating Democrat Dan Schwartz in Maryland. Harris threatened to involve prosecutors because one journalists in particular was recording him. #BlueWaveIn20Days
Christopher Webb345Since when do elected officials get to threaten reporters for doing their jobs? And it was all ON CAMERA! #BlueWaveIn20Days
Jamie Carter114He also went off on his constituents when they laughed at him....
Sarah85He sounds like such a small petty man. I'm sick of small petty men.
Steve26So what? Is he having reporters signed Ndas before they're allowed to turn on their recorders on their phones? This guy is the ultimate in stupidity. He's a legislator so he knows the law?
Bigb7221Are you a lawyer? YES I’m a legislator
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Andrew Levesque4Oh this guy is lovely. He has no interest in representative government. Harris just wants to stonewall and gaslight. pos!
Salty2This is not the reaction of a leader or of someone accountable enough to represent the interests of others. This is the petulant reaction of the unaccountable who feel entitled to rule others.
Jane Fucking Doe2just like an old white man to stand there and argue when everyone’s faces like he knows everything shouting down everyone being so confidently wrong. 🙄
Bill Shea2Bro leads to fascist Freedom Caucus, too, and acts like a foolish dunce. I hope voters sweep him from office and he spends the short remainder of his life stewing in humiliation that this is his legacy.
Steve Klamkin2This Rep is what one might call "a piece of work".
All-party consent to recording does not apply in public spaces, where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy. Andy Harris is trying and failing to emulate his daddy, Trump. But he has no charisma and does not come off ats threatening when he harasses women, so no dice.
himham63If you are in Maryland you have the opportunity to permit Maryland Democrats to remove Harris from his seat. Question 3.
nota-karen.bsky.social5He’s a public servant at a debate in a public space; of course you’re going to be asked questions & be recorded. Expect it as an elected official. #GOPCowards
freelib.bsky.social2“Let me emphasize how wrong I am in interpreting this law!”
findyourglimmer.bsky.social2I’m impressed with this reporter’s calm and clarity.
In 2018, a cannabis activist streamed a private meeting with Harris in Harris' office. The activist was charged with "illegal wiretapping" (reason.com/2019/02/14/m...) because MD is two-party consent. Harris I guess now thinks two-party consent means anybody anywhere recording him needs permission?
Dan "Mr. Bones and Me" Greene2He's so out of his depth it's crazy
No one, Really1I know these DCMJ and MDMJ activists. Harris slammed his office door on one of them on a different day and broke her foot in multiple places and I think even charged her with trespassing or something - all because she wanted to speak with him at his office.
