Newsom accuses Trump-directed DOJ probes of political targeting

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife at Donald Trump’s direction, calling the probe baseless and politically motivated. The Times reports two Sacramento-based federal inquiries—one involving Newsom’s former chief of staff Dana Williamson and another into Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s taxes—launched about a year ago; a DOJ official would not confirm the investigations. Newsom asserts Trump is weaponizing federal authorities to target opponents, while Williamson has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in a related matter.