Now that Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the upcoming election, opposition research into his questionable past is in full gear. 

According to the New York Post, aside from a political history of whacky, dangerous policies in nearly all realms, Walz also has an arrest on his record.

The arrest came in the form of a DUI arrest in 1995, and details regarding the arrest and everything else that followed are undoubtedly a thorn in the Harris campaign's side as they attempt to build excitement and momentum to boost polling numbers.

Many believe Harris's choice of Walz was not her first choice, but only selected him because unlike former VP frontrunner Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Walz isn't Jewish.

What did he do?

In 1995, when Walz was 31, he was working as a teacher in Alliance, Nebraska when one night, just before midnight, he was pulled over for speeding. Walz was reportedly traveling 96mph in a 55mph zone, records show.

According to documents, the Nebraska state trooper who pulled Walz over and approached his vehicle said he detected "a strong odor of alcoholic beverage" coming from inside Walz's vehicle.

Walz then reportedly flunked a standard field sobriety test and had his BAC checked during the stop, which registered at .128%, well above the state's legal limit.

The state trooper who arrested him transported him to Dawes County Jail, where he was booked and a mugshot was taken.

Kamala Harris doesn’t want you to see Tim Walz’s mugshot go VIRAL. MSM is scrubbing this photo

They support driving 100 MPH while being drunk

DO YOU ? pic.twitter.com/UNnJuCf9Y4

— Marjorie Taylor Greene Press Release (Parody) (@MTGrepp) August 6, 2024

The Post noted:

The following March, Walz pleaded the charges down to reckless driving, which required him to admit that he “drove a vehicle in a manner as to indicate an indifference or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property,” according to a court transcript.

Goofy excuses

Walz's lawyer, Russell Harford, later attempted to argue that his client was only speeding because he thought someone, other than a police officer, was chasing him.

"This is a little bit bizarre, but Mr. Walz thought somebody was chasing him. The officer didn’t turn on his red lights and he — somebody came up real fast behind him and he didn’t know what they were doing," his lawyer said at the time.

The lawyer added, "So he sped up to try to get away, fearing that somebody was after him. Lo and behold, it was a state patrolman that was behind him, so the faster he went, the faster the state patrol officer went."

Walz, during a later Minnesota congressional run, claimed that he wasn't even intoxicated at the time, and was only arrested because he couldn't hear the officer's commands due to an old military injury. Yeah, right.