Newsom Says DOJ Probe of Him and Wife Is Trump-Directed Political Targeting
TL;DR
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, with agents reportedly seeking records and visiting associates; he frames the probe as politically motivated and directed by Donald Trump, no substantive details are provided, and the White House declined to comment while the investigation appears centered in Sacramento under U.S. Attorney Eric Grant.
Topics:top-newspolitics#california#doj-investigation#donald-trump#gavin-newsom#political-motivation#politics
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