Missouri attorney general requests records from Kansas City related to Harrison Butker doxing post

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is following through on his vow to pursue action against the city of Kansas City after a social media account run by the city revealed the residence of Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, in what Bailey says was an act of "retaliation" for his religious beliefs. 

Speaking to "OutKick the Morning" with Charly Arnolt, Bailey said his office has requested records and documents related to the management of the city’s social media account after a post on X last week revealed the city where Butker lives. 

Harrison Butker, #7 of the Kansas City Chiefs, arrives at Allegiant Stadium before Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)

The post came amid a wave of backlash Butker faced after he gave a commencement speech at a private Catholic school in Missouri, where he spoke from his position as a Catholic. 

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"We have demanded certain records from the city related to their management of that social media account that doxed Harrison Butker in retaliation for his free expression of religious beliefs," Bailey told Arnolt in an episode aired on Thursday. 

"Let’s paint this with the proper brush – that is government retaliating against an individual for the expression of their sincerely held religious beliefs. That could not be more of a clear case of a violation of his constitutional freedoms and the Missouri Human Rights Act." 

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey listens during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg