California Rep. Katie Porter on the Article of Impeachment Introduced Against President Trump

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🗓️ 12 January 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment Monday charging President Trump with "incitement of insurrection" for his role in last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol. The insurrection "was a direct attack on our democracy," wrote Congresswoman Katie Porter, who represents California's 45th district in Orange County and is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and the House Oversight and Reform Committee. She amassed a national profile over the past year by directing tough questions to Trump administration officials and corporate executives in congressional hearings. We'll talk with Rep. Porter about the impeachment effort as well as her fight for equity in COVID-19 testing and vaccines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.4	I'm Scott Schaefer, and today for Mina Kim.
0:51.1	This hour, Katie Porter was one of seven Democratic candidates who flipped California
0:55.9	House seats from red to blue in the 2018 election. Republicans took back four of those seats in
1:02.3	November, but Porter was easily re-elected. Her tough questioning of CEOs and government officials
1:08.1	has gone viral on several occasions, and Porter is widely seen as an up-and-coming Democrat.
1:13.9	As the House presses for removal of Donald Trump and the possible second impeachment of the president,
1:19.3	the Orange County Congresswoman joins us to discuss the state of politics in Washington.
1:23.7	That's next on Forum, right after this news.
1:35.8	Thank you. That's next on Forum, right after this news. This is Forum. I'm Scott Schaefer here today for Mina Kim.
1:39.3	Well, among the stars of last year's freshman class in Congress was Orange County Democrat
1:45.0	Katie Porter.
1:46.3	As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, Porter's grilling of JPMorgan Chase,
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