Newsom ally presses DOJ to pivot scrutiny toward Trump
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Gavin Newsom’s top legal adviser sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche criticizing DOJ probes as politically motivated and urging the department to focus on Donald Trump and his associates rather than the governor’s circle, calling the inquiries a “fishing expedition” and noting that while DOJ policy may prohibit investigating a sitting president, it should still consider alleged corruption by Trump’s allies.
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