Katie Porter accused Tom Steyer of leaking a damaging staff video and warned Democrats about backing Xavier Becerra in California’s governor race. Dana Bash ended the interview by noting CNN had no evidence supporting Porter’s claim.
California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter was fact-checked Monday after she accused rivalTom Steyerof leaking a damaging video and warned that Xavier Becerra could pose a risk to Democrats in the state's jungle primary.
During an interview on CNN's "Inside Politics," Porter told host Dana Bash: "Well, given that Tom Steyer is the person who leaked the video with me and the staffer from five years ago, he pretty clearly wanted to be governor bad enough to knock me down to do it."
Bash closed the interview by saying CNN had not verified Porter’s claim about Steyer.
"I should note that we don’t have evidence that Steyer leaked that video of you," Bash said. "If you have it, please bring it."
KATIE PORTER CAUGHT ON VIDEO SCREAMING 'GET OUT OF MY F-----G SHOT!' AT STAFFER DURING 2021 CALL
Katie Porter speaks during a CNN interview Monday in which she accused Democratic rivals Tom Steyer and Xavier Becerra of putting California Democrats at risk in the governor’s race.(Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)
Porter alleged Steyer’s campaign was behind the leak of a years-oldvideo showing her berating a staffer, saying she had been told the footage came from the Department of Energy.
Steyer campaign spokesperson Sepi Esfahlani denied the accusation after the interview and told Fox News Digital that Porter is attempting to shift attention away from her own controversies.
"Tom has nothing to do with that video," Esfahlani said. "This is an attempt from Katie Porter to deflect from her past mistakes. Katie Porter only has one person to blame for her standing in the race, and it’s herself."
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