# @nbcwashington on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeheaX6hMQp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71689958-nbcwashington-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-15T17:19:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) — https://gondola.cc/nbcwashington

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A video taken by News4’s partners at The Baltimore Banner shows Republican congressman Andy Harris telling a student reporter from the University of Maryland that she did not have permission to record him and threatening prosecution.

“You do not have my permission to record! If you record, we will refer you to the prosecutor,” Harris told the student reporter.

“Everyone in here is recording,” the student reporter said.

“But you are not allowed to. We are in a two-party state,” Harris said, citing Maryland's Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act, which makes it a felony to record private conversations without consent from both participants. However, the law only protects private conversations, and recording is allowable in situations where there is no "reasonable expectation of privacy."

The exchange went on for several minutes.

The reporter then tried to ask Harris his thoughts on the Iran war.

“You said that it could’ve gone smoother and it could’ve gone better. What did you mean by that?” she asked.

“You’re gonna have to take her camera," said Harris, who is seeking reelection. "She is violating the law. In fact, get an officer in here."

News4 reached out to Harris’ office for comment but has not heard back.

Harris, who is seeking a ninth term in the House, had just left a contentious debate, where he faced scrutiny from audience members over the Iran war and rising diesel prices.

Banner reporter Pamela Wood shared in a social media post Wednesday that Harris invited reporters to interview him after the debate. The video shows several journalists participating in the post-debate gaggle.

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