Top Trump official roasts gloating California gov. candidate after Swalwell exit

One of the Department of Justice’s top prosecutors took a shot at
California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter for boasting about a
glowing endorsement she received after the emergence of bombshell sexual
assault allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell. 

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon reshared a post from Porter
in which the candidate touted a piece written by a San Francisco
political columnist that suggested “rallying around Porter.” 

“You’re a freak too,” the top Trump official wrote on X.

The mocking note came after Swalwell suspended his campaign for governor
after four women came forward alleging he sexually assaulted them.
Swalwell was leading in the polls among Democrats, plunging the party
into chaos ahead of the June 2 primary. 

Porter made headlines last year for her outburst at TV a reporter before
being exposed for berating a staffer and throwing a tantrum during a
televised interview. 

Harmeet K. Dhillon
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You’re a freak too


Katie Porter
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"Democrats can pull victory from the jaws of defeat by coalescing around
Porter." 

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ALLEGATION AGAINST PORTER WEREN’T THAT SHE CLASHED W/ OTHER POLITICIANS 
- IT WAS THAT SHE WAS ABUSIVE TO HER EMPLOYEES requires clarification
b/c of power dynamic https://t.co/Lm9QZnTOuN

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Also 

Mashed Potato Incident
https://t.co/jXGMwQgAW0

https://t.co/mT9TAgjt0q

On Air Meltdowns 
https://t.co/sGGd8T6pAb

https://t.co/0X2l538Fa8

Porter had threatened to walk out of an interview with a local CBS
reporter in October because she didn’t like a question. Footage later
emerged of her screaming, “Get out of my f–king shot” to a staffer who
has wandered into the background of a 2021 video call. 

Porter has been accused of being abusive for some time.

Porter’s ex-husband said the California Democrat frequently abused him
verbally and threw “toys, books, and other objects” at him during their
marriage — even pouring scalding-hot mashed potatoes on his head during
a fight, according to divorce records. 

Matthew Hoffman, who filed for divorce from Porter in 2013, said in a
request for a restraining order in April of that year that he was
“routinely” called a “f–king idiot” and “f–king incompetent” by his
rage-prone spouse, who was also accused of shattering a glass coffee pot
on their kitchen counter in March 2012 when she felt their house wasn’t
clean enough. 

“She would not let me have a cell phone because she said, ‘You’re too
f–king dumb to operate it,’” Hoffman said of Porter. 

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lwell-after-swalwell-exit/