Brad Dayspring, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, partook in an interesting conversation with reporters on Twitter Tuesday afternoon as to the origin of the secretly recorded audio tape detailing a Mitch McConnell campaign strategy session on Ashley Judd’s potential candidacy in the Kentucky Senate Race.
Dayspring maintained that the recoring amounted to a “crime” because, as he claims, all present in the room with McConnell during the February meeting were close aides and were absolved from leaking the tape to the press. Michael Scherer and Zeke Miller, correspondents from TIME, jumped in to counter.
Taping a private mtg in private office, by bug or surveillance, w/o consent or warrant is a crime. Investigation determines responsibility.
— Brad Dayspring (@BDayspring) April 9, 2013
not if taper is present RT @bdayspring: Taping a private mtg in private office, by bug or surveillance, w/o consent or warrant is a crime.
— michaelscherer (@michaelscherer) April 9, 2013
@michaelscherer That was ruled out.
— Brad Dayspring (@BDayspring) April 9, 2013
“no chance” seems an overstatement w/o other evidence RT @bdayspring: .@michaelscherer Correct.This rules that out. ow.ly/jUjBu
— michaelscherer (@michaelscherer) April 9, 2013
@bdayspring @michaelscherer You and/or McConnell must have at least considered the possibility. Occam’s razor.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 9, 2013
.@bdayspring I’m not accusing anyone. Just refraining from drawing conclusions about legality of taping.
— michaelscherer (@michaelscherer) April 9, 2013
@michaelscherer Either a) you assume someone there taped it b) it was illegal.
— Brad Dayspring (@BDayspring) April 9, 2013
McConnell, for his part, accused the “political left” of bugging his campaign headquarters and has asked the FBI to investigate the Mother Jones report.
