Newsom drops bombshell that Trump DOJ is now investigating him and his wife

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June 15, 2026

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Newsom drops bombshell that Trump DOJ is now investigating him and his wife

The Trump administration has opened a criminal probe into California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, the governor announced on Monday.According to The New York Times, a source close to the probe said there were multiple federal investigations underway related to the governor, including one looking at his wife’s finances, and that federal law enforcement officials in California, rather than Trump appointees in D.C., opened the investigation based on government witnesses offering information there.Newsom's office has said that several people linked to their family were contacted by federal agents, and they also believe the agents have ... subpoenaed banking records, but said they had seen no written evidence of that.In a video statement released on Monday, Newsom, who has become notorious for his social media postings mocking the president, attacked the probe as a politically motivated fishing expedition to try to gin up charges against a political rival, noting that he has often been floated as a presidential contender for 2028.Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean Tweets, said Newsom. He’s coming after me because I am considering running for President. Because he hates that I’ve consistently called him out – over and over again – for his lies and deceit. Donald Trump is simply the most corrupt President in American history.Newsom also listed several more cases in which the Trump administration launched various controversial investigations into various people perceived as rivals or figures who wronged him.His personal attorney [Todd Blanche] now runs the Department of Justice, which has repeatedly gone after his political enemies, Newsom said. Ask Jerome Powell. He sent them after James Comey. Tish James. Adam Schiff. He sent them after Tim Walz. And a woman that a jury found Donald Trump had sexually abused.One by one, anyone who has challenged Donald Trump has ended up on his hit list, he added. And today, I proudly join that list.

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