Andy Harris defends prosecution threat against student journalist

Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) defended his decision to threaten a Maryland reporter with prosecution during a post-debate press conference, framing the incident as him defending himself against “the liberal media.”

“The bottom line is it’s not very newsworthy that the liberal media badgers a conservative politician,” Harris said in an interview with Maryland’s Fox45. “What was newsworthy is that I actually pushed back against it.”