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DOJ Probe Examines Gavin Newsom’s Travel and Personal Spending
The subpoenas seek six years of travel, funding and expense records as investigators examine whether improper gifts or influence peddling occurred.
- Federal investigators issued subpoenas in early September targeting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, seeking six years of records regarding his international travel and funding in a criminal investigation pending in the Eastern District of California.
- The California State Protocol Foundation, which has covered official travel expenses for California governors for over two decades using private donations, is the focus of the inquiry; Newsom has directed about $349 million in behested payments to organizations since 2019.
- Targeted aides include Rebecca Prowda, chief protocol officer and wife of San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, and former chief of staff Steve Kawa, with subpoena contents suggesting an inquiry into "the possibility of improper gifts or influence peddling."
- Newsom's office characterized the probe as a vindictive move by the Trump administration, stating: "This is what Donald Trump does to his enemies: investigate first, hunt for a crime that doesn't exist second," according to a statement Saturday.
- Records will be presented to a grand jury to determine if charges are warranted, while Newsom, considering a 2028 presidential bid, claims the investigation is politically motivated; the Justice Department denies the probe is politically motivated.
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NEW: DOJ Files Subpoenas As Part Of Investigation Into California Gov. Gavin Newsom
Federal prosecutors in California’s Eastern District issued subpoenas earlier this month seeking six years of records from the California State Protocol Foundation as part of a criminal investigation involving Governor Gavin Newsom. The documents, which were reviewed by the San Francisco Standard, request information on the foundation’s donors and fundraisers, Newsom’s international travel and events, […]
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