Dozens of former Katie Porter staffers pen open letter defending her, months after backlash (opens in new tab)

A group of 30 former staffers for former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) signed a Monday letter lauding the lawmaker as someone who “shows up for her team” after months of backlash for lambasting a staffer and a journalist on two separate occasions. The letter comes as Porter looks to ramp up her gubernatorial campaign, following…