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Happening now: A General Assembly committee investigating the payout to Gov. Hogan's former chief of staff, Roy McGrath, is meeting. They'll question Matthew Sherring, an associate of McGrath's. (McGrath scheduled to appear next week.)
Matthew Sherring has begun testifying. First questions are verifying his phone, email, social media accounts. He's testifying from his attorney's office in Towson.
Sherring invokes his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination in response to a series of questions about what he knew of McGrath and Hogan's relationship, and whether he had involvement in the 2014 gubernatorial campaign.
Sherring would not say whether he donated to Hogan's campaign. A quick search of Maryland campaign finance records showed he did donate:
Sherring again invokes his 5th Amendment rights and declines to answer questions about how he got his job at the Md Environmental Service. The committee's lawyer is showing him emails outlining the hiring process, as well as the official offer letter.
The General Assembly's attorney calculated that in 3.5 years, Matthew Sherring had $91,000 in expenses, including 55 trips and events he attended. Sherring won't answer any questions about them, again invoking his 5th Amendment rights.
We've hit the one-hour mark of Matthew Sherring's testimony. The General Assembly's attorney asks about specific trips and expense reports. Sherring has invoked his 5th Amendment rights dozens of times, won't even confirm he attended the conferences.
The General Assembly's attorney notes that Sherring stayed over at a hotel in College Park despite living in D.C. The attorney asks how long the Metro trip is between College Park and his home. Sherring won't answer, but I just checked: 27 minutes.
