Harry Reids bodyguard attacks journalist for questioning the Senators net worthPaul Lawrance How did you become so rich working in government? asked Mattera who received no response after he and Reid had formally greeted. How does someone on a government salary most of their career accumulate your type of wealth? Mattera asked once again without receiving a response. Thats when one of Reids bodyguards proceeded to put his hands on the journalist. Even after Matera identified himself as press, the goon bodyguard continued to grip him upand drive him away from the Senator. I dont care if youre press or not, the bodyguard explained. The bodyguards actions towards the journalist highlight the dislike some members of Congress have for transparency. Reid owes an apology to all journalists for the mistreatment of Mattera, as his First Amendment rights came under direct assault. Reids most recent net worth disclosure shows the Senator sitting somewhere between $2.9 and $6.7 million. Paul Lawrance writes for Eyes Open Report, where this first appeared. 