Jamie Raskin
Role at the time: U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th District
Condemned
Response to this claim
Harris's attempt to stop the reporter recording public remarks amounts to censorship of the press.
“But he’s obviously following Donald Trump in his efforts to censor and stifle the press.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Raskin criticizes Harris's treatment of a reporter · The Baltimore BannerBrenda Wintrode report, Raskin response
Raskin criticizes stopping a reporter recording public remarks; the article includes Murphy and press-association responses.
Why we used this label
Raskin expressly characterizes the conduct under scrutiny as censorship and stifling the press.