SANTA ANA, Calif. - Freshman U.S. Rep. Katie Porter on Monday threw her support behind an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, adding another Democratic lawmaker to those clamouring for the move. The congresswoman from Irvine, California, announced her decision in a video statement. About 60 other lawmakers support opening an inquiry, a far cry from a majority in the 435-seat House. But Republicans still outnumber Democrats in her district covering a swath of eastern Orange County and hold a slight edge in the county as a whole. Fred Whitaker, chairman of the Orange County Republican Party, called Porter “too far left” for her district and “out of touch.” “She doesn’t have the support of her district.

Source: thestar June 18, 2019 01:52 UTC