Katie Porter Refuses To Say that There Are Not More Videos of Her Berating and Humiliating Staffers that Are Going To Come Out

LAURENZO: “Should California voters feel confident that there aren’t any more Katie Porter videos out there?”
PORTER: “Well, what I know is that I could have done better in those moments. I’m going to be focused on earning their votes and earning their trust. That’s true in every election. I’ve only ever had tough elections. So I’m absolutely aware that I’m going to have to continue to show them. I’m going to have to answer every question. I’m glad I got to continue that interview and finish that interview and answer all her questions. And that’s what I’m going to continue to do, to show Californians not only that I understand their problems, but that I have the will and the strength of character to actually get something done about them.”
LAURENZO: “But not just the CBS interview, the interview with the staffer. Can voters be confident that there won’t be another one of those videos that’s going to come to light?”
PORTER: “What I do know is that I could have done better in that situation.”
LAURENZO: “But that’s not a no. So is there potentially another video that we’re going to see?”
PORTER: “Nikki, I’m going to be honest with you. I know that that video — and that video was several years ago, as you know, and I apologize to the staffer. That’s super important to me and will continue to try to hold myself to do better. That’s what I can promise.”
LAURENZO: “But not that there’s not going to be any more videos, because that’s what people are wondering. Are we going to see something else like that?”
PORTER: “I can tell you what I’ve told you, which is that I’m taking responsibility for this situation. And I’m also not going to back down from fighting back for California, from being tough. I don’t think this is a moment where the same old, same old is going to cut it. But that doesn’t change the fact that what I did to that staffer was wrong. I’ve acknowledged it to her in that moment, and I’m acknowledging it now.”