Representative Katie Porter (D–45th District) announced today that after considerable deliberation, she now supports opening an impeachment inquiry on President Donald Trump.
“After weeks of study, deliberations, and conversations with Orange County families, I’ve decided to support an impeachment investigation of the President,” Porter said earlier today in a three-minute video statement posted on her Twitter account. “I have not come to this easily. I come to this decision after much deliberation, and I know what this means for our democracy.”
Today I wanted to speak directly to the people of CA-45. There’s been a lot of noise in D.C. and in the press about impeachment, so I wanted to share my thoughts with you. pic.twitter.com/ceri6lHwbY
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) June 18, 2019
Back at the end of May, Porter’s press secretary didn’t respond to repeated requests for comment when I canvassed the Orange County Congressional delegation on the impeachment question. Of those who did respond, only Representative Alan Lowenthal (D–47th District) unambiguously supported an immediate inquiry, though Representatives Lou Correa (D–46th District), Harley Rouda (D–48th District), and Mike Levin (D–49th District) made statements generally in support of some sort of investigation. Sixty-four House Democrats currently support an impeachment inquiry, according to the Los Angeles Times.
“Porter is now only the second House Democrat from a Republican-leaning district to come out in support of starting an impeachment inquiry,” the Times reported. “The first was Rep. Tom Malinowski of New Jersey, a fellow freshman lawmaker.”
Anthony Pignataro has been a journalist since 1996. He spent a dozen years as Editor of MauiTime, the last alt weekly in Hawaii. He also wrote three trashy novels about Maui, which were published by Event Horizon Press. But he got his start at OC Weekly, and returned to the paper in 2019 as a Staff Writer.
I too have struggled with whether to support impeachment inquiries of Donald Trump. After listening to Rep. Katie Porter, one cannot help but support, moving forward, impeachment. Rep Porter is doing an amazing job in DC in representing not only the 45th but upholding the Constitution. I am very proud to have her as my Representative.
Rep.Kate Porter, if one so call did her research on the issue on “Impeachment” one must say Mrs. Porter, need to stop and step down as a REP, she is no different for those who are looking for a witch hunt. She has not presented any real information on this issue other then what she read and heard. Mrs Porter is a follower and a leader, she is try to make herself look good to those around her for she has not done anything on her own. Porter, is the type of person who continue to jump ship when the going get tough. Other than fill the air with words, there is nothing she has done other then putting word s in the air. If one would look closely to what she has done since becoming a representative of REP house you will not need any hands to count on. As a student of Law from UC Irvine she should know better to make any statement , until one is prove guilty # 1, as for #2 she a type of person when things get hot, she run out get out of the kitchen, and # 3 all the facts about this issue with Donald Trump is not all in, but yet Mrs Porter is ready to jump ship. And Last if one can see this bashing of our President and the lies the democratic party like to use just because they have not done anything the last year and half other then destroy the state of California and now Los Angles and San Francisco, one must ask what this have to do with DEMOCRATS, well let me tell you, they are crying over the lost of the President seat. Mrs Porter should join the democratic party for they need more people like Mrs Porter to help then bring down the country, also one must notices Mrs Porter is good making comments from the side line, but she will never get in the game, maybe that it she like to play but never pay, my food for though!