Newsom Says DOJ is Investigating Him

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Above: Gavin Newsom at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Long Beach, Calif., on June 4. Image credit: Myraneli Fabian/Anadolu/Getty Images

The Spin

The DOJ probe into Newsom is textbook political retaliation — federal agents are knocking on doors of family friends and former employees without finding any actual crime. Trump has weaponized the Justice Department against Jerome Powell, James Comey, TishLetitia James and Adam Schiff, and Newsom is simply the latest target. Going after Newsom's wife makes clear this is a personal vendetta, not a legitimate investigation.

Guardian Governor of California

Newsom crying retaliation is a distraction from real scandals piling up in California. TheHis stategovernment fought Palisades fire victims in court at every turn, violated court orders and let radical environmental policies prioritize plants over people while homes burned. A governor with this much to hide on wildfire mismanagement and fiscal incompetence has every reason to get ahead of a federal investigation.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 26.2% chance that Gavin Newsom will be the 2028 Democratic nominee for President of the United States, according to the Metaculus prediction communiy.