(WMDT)
... after being asked why he attended this year’s forum, Harris had a viral, combative exchange with reporters and threatened to call police on Capital News Service reporter Cat Murphy for recording him after he incorrectly claimed Maryland’s two-party consent law applied to a public forum.
“You wanted the war in Iran, you said that it could have gone smoother and it could have gone better. What did you mean by that?” asked Murphy.
“Take her camera. You’re gonna have to take her camera. She is violating the law. In fact, get an officer in here,” Harris said. “She’s violating the law on two-party recording.”
Afterward, when pressed by reporters to answer questions, Harris refused to answer.
“All right, guys, [Murphy is] ruining all your chances to get an answer about anything. See y’all,” he said. Harris took no further questions and left.
(Pocomoke Public Eye note: The two-party recording law applies to the recording of private conversations.)
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