Harris told Capital News Service reporter Cat Murphy, "If you record, we will refer you to prosecutors." He said it after a debate with Democrat Dan Schwartz. He cited a wiretap law. ABC notes that law applies only to private conversations.
- Murphy's reply: "Everyone in here is recording."
- Maryland's wiretap law carries up to 5 years in prison, but ABC reports it applies only to private conversations.
- Asked if he was a lawyer, Harris, a doctor, said: "Yeah, actually, I'm a legislator."