Man Who Allegedly Secretly Recorded Mitch McConnell Already Facing Unrelated Trespassing Charges
Yesterday a Kentucky Democrat said that he had heard two activists brag about taping Mitch McConnell’s office without his consent:
Jacob Conway, who is on the committee of Kentucky’s Jefferson County Democratic Party, revealed to Megyn Kelly moments ago that members of the liberal activist group Progress Kentucky bragged to him that they had made a secret recordings of a meeting held by Senator Mitch McConnell (R) without his consent.
Earlier this week, tapes were released of McConnell and his aides discussing challengers in the upcoming election, particularly actress Ashley Judd. The FBI is now investigating the incident.
According to Conway, Progress Kentucky’s Sean Riley and Curtis Morrison were in the hallway of McConnell’s campaign headquarters after an event ended, when they overheard a conversation they considered offensive, and decided to record it.
Unless someone in the office consented to the recording, which seems unlikely, this apparently violates Kentucky law. The video for the story as reported by Megyn Kelly is at the link (but is not embeddable).
Tonight, Charles C. Johnson reveals that Curtis Morrison was arrested last year for trespassing, and is facing charges as we speak:
One of the two Progress Kentucky co-founders involved in the alleged illegal wiretapping of Senator Mitch McConnell was charged in November of last year for illegally trespassing.
Activist Curtis Morrison was charged with third degree criminal trespassing on November 25th in Jefferson County, Ky., and the bail was set at $50.00. His pretrial conference is set for May 13, 2013.
No es bueno para el senor Morrison.
JAMES O’KEEFE!!!!!!!!!!1!1!!!!!
Patterico (9c670f) — 4/13/2013 @ 8:06 pmromney got taped too without his consentings
it’s kind of a rite of passage
mitch might have to do his over though cause this one was so boring
happyfeet (8ce051) — 4/13/2013 @ 8:12 pmThese aren’t the droids, I mean they are, nevermind;
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/293735-democrat-changes-story-about-conversations-with-progress-kentucky-leaders
narciso (3fec35) — 4/13/2013 @ 8:14 pmActually the truth is even stranger then any fiction;
http://predicthistunpredictpast.blogspot.com/2013/04/progress-kentuckys-sean-reilly-was.html
narciso (3fec35) — 4/13/2013 @ 8:24 pmI’m not familiar with Kentucky law but, unless they were in a location where they weren’t authorized to be, how is this an illegal or improper recording?
Or are you suggesting the pending trespassing charges are an indication they may have been trespassing?
DRJ (a83b8b) — 4/13/2013 @ 8:32 pmAha. It’s getting more and more clear why KY democrats are pushing away from this dealio as fast and as far as they can. Too bad for smarmy David Corn that he did not fact check, and that this is turning out to be a pile of caca. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
elissa (14f9d2) — 4/13/2013 @ 8:37 pmI’m told it’s a one-party state, DRJ, so unless one of the participants to the conversation consented, it’s illegal.
Patterico (9c670f) — 4/13/2013 @ 8:37 pmWhy is everything they present a fraud;
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/04/12/investigation-why-did-david-corn-run-with-a-false-mcconnell-tape-transcript/
narciso (3fec35) — 4/13/2013 @ 8:40 pm“Kentucky, like most states, is a one-party state.”
Patterico (9c670f) — 4/13/2013 @ 8:45 pmThrough the release of the tape, David Corn publicly raped the campaign of Puffy Face after she had dropped out from not even having announced she was running.
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 4/13/2013 @ 9:36 pmWithout more information, it’s hard to evaluate “3rd degree criminal trespass.” It could be anything from a dispute with a neighbor over property lines or easements to being caught after hours in an office building housing political opponents (but in the actual office would be more seriously charged, I would expect).
But this episode has shed some light on the slimy behavior of the New Totalitarians, including their propaganda organs like David Corn.
Estragon (3bc1a7) — 4/13/2013 @ 10:28 pm“But this episode has shed some light on the slimy behavior of the New Totalitarians, including their propaganda organs like David Corn.”
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 4/13/2013 @ 11:04 pmSOROSOCTOPUS!!!!!
Thanks, Patterico. So it wasn’t illegal for them to listen, only to record?
DRJ (a83b8b) — 4/14/2013 @ 3:37 amI think the fact that the McConnell campaign read the book she wrote about herself, and this somehow constituted a gold mine and a smear is the most remarkable part of this.
Oh, and Prouty was a hero David and Goliath style for his unapproved recordings. Apparently the little guy is only important sometimes, as ProggyKY is bein abandoned by all.
JD (b63a52) — 4/14/2013 @ 6:44 amProgress Kentucky is nuttier than that guy in Tel Aviv shouting that Jews do not control the Israeli government. The last time around they were accusing McConnell’s wife of being Chinese. I have no doubt that Kentucky Democrats do not want them around anymore than they would want Ashley Juggs on the Democrat lael.
nk (d4662f) — 4/14/2013 @ 7:13 am*label*
nk (d4662f) — 4/14/2013 @ 7:14 amNo, they accused her of being a double agent for China, that’s a little different.
narciso (3fec35) — 4/14/2013 @ 7:16 amAnd you think so, huh, well the outlet that started trig denialism, is still active, four years after it was revealed to be a Soros front, it even appears in the memeorandum queue for one reason or another.
narciso (3fec35) — 4/14/2013 @ 7:18 amthey accused her of being a double agent for China because she was Chinese. They thought they had found a chink in McConnell’s armor.
nk (d4662f) — 4/14/2013 @ 7:20 amPoint being, they will use any lie, distortion, omission, whereas we can’t even use the truth against them.
narciso (3fec35) — 4/14/2013 @ 7:35 amOut of context. It’s always out of context.
Steve57 (b238b6) — 4/14/2013 @ 8:29 amMore electoral crime by Democrats. Its getting to be beyond parody.
SPQR (768505) — 4/14/2013 @ 10:10 amWhat’s good for James O’Keefe is good for them.
Somebody probably came forward because there are
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) — 4/14/2013 @ 1:39 pmother people involved he/she was trying to protect.
“What’s good for James O’Keefe is good for them.”
Sammy – Except they didn’t even have the balls to do what O’Keefe did.
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 4/14/2013 @ 1:41 pmJames O’Keefe was a participant in the conversations, making them, in most states, legal.
James O’Keefe wrote something about this:
James O’Keefe in Defense of Taping Mitch McConnell, and Everyone Else / Daily Beast Apr 15, 2013 4:45 AM EDT
Now he’s talking about legal pitfalls:
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) — 4/15/2013 @ 9:38 am