Gavin Newsom says DOJ is investigating him and his wife and blames Trump

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that he and his wife are being investigated by the Justice Department and accused President Donald Trump of targeting him for political reasons.“Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that he and his wife are being investigated by the Justice Department and accused President Donald Trump of targeting him for political reasons.

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“Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us,” he said in a post on X, referring to his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

Agents have “knocked on the doors on family friends and former employees. Not because they’ve found a crime, but because they’re trying to find one,” Newsom said in a video, posted on X. He said the investigators have demanded records and “random documents.”