'Indefensible!' - Kamala Harris' VP Pick Caught In Legal Scandal That Threatens Campaign

Hey ladies and gentlemen, this is Carmine Sabia for Explain America, and indefensible

is the only word to describe what Vice Presidential pick for Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, is accused

of and, well, now kind of discovered about him. Before we get started, please make sure you like, comment, share and subscribe

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It really helps us. Tim Walz lied when he campaigned in his home state of Minnesota

He lied. He lied about, when he was in his race for Congress, he lied about a DUI charge he had

in 1995. Now this was discovered, believe it or not, by CNN's K-File

They discovered this information. He said when he campaigned for Congress, I didn't drink, I wasn't actually drinking

I wasn't actually drunk driving. And he got by with that. The media didn't really scrutinize him and he got by with it

But now, well now you're running for Vice President and things are a little different

CNN's K-File did a little digging and what they found out was that he did in fact lie

about it and that he was, not only was he guilty of it, he admitted to drunk driving

in the police report. And now it's all coming out. And Michael Smirconish of CNN, he says this is a bigger scandal than the Stolen Valor

scandal and I tend to agree with him. This is a massive scandal

This could be a scandal where she has to replace this guy who has so many skeletons it's ridiculous

I want you to watch this report and let me know what you think in the comments

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz leaning into the Minnesota governor's Midwestern dad vibes

in a new video last night as the two seek to frame their campaign as the underdog

Walz though is facing fresh criticism over how he once portrayed a DUI charge that he

received nearly 30 years ago. CNN's K-File reports that as a 2006 congressional candidate, Walz's campaign repeatedly made

misleading statements about this incident, including telling the press that he had not

been drinking that night, claiming that his failed field sobriety test was due to a misunderstanding

related to hearing loss from his time in the National Guard and that Walz was allowed to

drive himself to jail that night. None of which was true. With us now on this Friday, CNN political commentator Michael Smirconish

She is the host of CNN's Smirconish. Michael, thrilled to have you as always

Let's dig in here to these questions about the running mates and what we are learning

here about Tim Walz and what he is saying. Clearly, this is his first real vet on a national stage and some of it is not standing up to

scrutiny it seems to me. So I thought the DUI issue was a really significant and serious issue

I know that Republicans have spent a lot of time talking about the alleged stolen valor

My own opinion for what it is worth, having studied the facts, is that there is no there there

He spoke sloppily, should not have represented a role that he had as having been a permanent

role when it wasn't. But the DUI story is indefensible. Casey, you and I know a thing or two about congressional campaigns

They're very small. They're very tight. There's usually like a paid campaign manager and a paid spokesperson and that's it

So the idea that this came from his spokesperson and it didn't come from him, I don't buy it

And the idea that he tried to lay it off on a hearing disability from the National Guard

service through the spokesperson while denying things that the K-file investigation proved

to be inaccurate, I think is a real issue for him. In the end, it's going to be about the top of the ticket

But to me, the DUI is bigger than the stolen valor allegation

Not because of the drinking, but because of the lie