Steyer campaign staffer linked to video of rival Katie Porter berating staff

"“I am confident that is the case,” Porter said after Bash asked how she knew Steyer was the source. “I've been told by many people it's a Department of Energy video, it was only held by the Department of Energy, and people can follow the trail to who his campaign staffers are and understand what happened there.”"

"Following the CNN interview, Steyer's campaign denied that the candidate was involved with the leak. “Tom has nothing to do with that video,” Steyer campaign spokesperson Sepi Esfahlani said after Porter levied the accusation on Monday. “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.”"

"The video, which was obtained in October by Politico, showed Porter erupting at a staff member who appeared in the background of a prerecorded Zoom call between the former congresswoman and then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. During a nationally televised interview on CNN by Dana Bash on Monday, Porter accused the Steyer campaign of leaking the damaging video."

"According to a briefing memo from the meeting obtained by The Times, Steyer spokesman Kevin Liao was listed as an “expected participant” on the video call between G"

A briefing memo obtained by The Times supports an accusation that a Tom Steyer staffer leaked a video showing Katie Porter yelling at an employee. The video was obtained in October by Politico and showed Porter erupting at a staff member who appeared in the background of a prerecorded Zoom call between Porter and then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Porter said she was confident the Steyer campaign was responsible and claimed the video was only held by the Department of Energy, allowing people to trace who his campaign staffers were. Steyer’s campaign denied involvement, with a spokesperson saying Tom Steyer had nothing to do with the video. The memo lists Steyer spokesman Kevin Liao as an expected participant on the Zoom call.

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