Newsom on reported DOJ investigation: ‘Go after me’
- California Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife are under investigation by the DOJ, which began in California based on whistleblower complaints about their personal finances and is handled by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento with no involvement from Washington, D.C. under the Trump administration.
- Newsom claims that President Donald Trump ordered the probe against them and placed them on his 'hit list' due to Newsom's potential 2028 presidential run.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta supports Newsom's claims that Trump weaponized the DOJ for political persecution and has expressed distrust in the legitimacy of the investigation.
- A separate Biden-era investigation led to corruption charges against Newsom's former chief of staff, with no personal involvement from Newsom.
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Attorney General Rob Bonta doubled down on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claims that the Trump administration is weaponizing the Justice Department after being pressed on reports that the federal probe involving Newsom and his wife originated in California and was not opened by the Trump Administration in Washington, D.C. “I know what I’ve concluded is that this is highly dubious — there’s no trust in…
Newsom on reported DOJ investigation: ‘Go after me’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) projected defiance on Thursday about the Justice Department (DOJ) probes into him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, challenging President Trump to “go after” him. “This is stuff that happens in other countries, that’s all I’ll say,” Newsom told MS NOW reporter Jacob Soboroff in Chicago. “He wants to go after me? Go after me.”
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