Gavin Newsom says Trump directed DoJ to investigate him and his wife
California governor says Trump is ‘coming after me because I am considering running for president’ Gavin Newsom said on Monday that Donald Trump directed the US Department of Justice (DoJ) to investigate him and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom. The California governor said in a video statement that federal agents had knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees in recent days as part of an effort to find a crime, demanding records and “abusing the grand jury process”. Continue rea
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Governor Gavin Newsom of California speaks in Washington DC in May. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/ReutersView image in fullscreenGovernor Gavin Newsom of California speaks in Washington DC in May. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/ReutersGavin NewsomGavin Newsom says Trump directed DoJ to investigate him and his wifeCalifornia governor says Trump is ‘coming after me because I am considering running for president’Dani Anguiano in Los AngelesMon 15 Jun 2026 15.13 EDTFirst published on Mon 15 Jun 2026 14.49 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGavin Newsom said on Monday that Donald Trump directed the US Department of Justice (DoJ) to investigate him and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom.The California governor said in a video statement that federal agents had knocked on the doors of family friends…
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