The Boston Herald today breaks new ground in the strange tale of Mitt Romney aide Jay Garrity, who is under investigation for his handling of a New York Times reporter on the campaign trail. Garrity made up fake law enforcement-type badges that he and others on the campaign used to "strong-arm reporters, avoid paying tolls and trick security guards into giving them immediate access to campaign venues," according to the Herald article.
The campaign Friday released the following statement in response: "No one on the Mitt Romney for President campaign is authorized to use a badge, nor has the campaign
provided anyone with a badge."
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Garrity, who was a travel aide to GOP presidential hopeful Romney when he was Massachusetts governor, was put on leave from the campaign last month after published reports said he had pulled over reporters and told them they were not allowed to follow Romney's vehicle anymore. He also tried to keep a reporter out of the Senate Office Building during a Romney campaign visit to Tallahassee in April, and is under investigation in Massachusetts for allegedly identifying himself as "Trooper Garrity" in a phone call to a plumbing company to complain about the driving of one of its employees.
During the first half of the year, the Romney campaign paid Garrity $24,760, according to filings with the Federal Election Commssion.
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