Newsom, a Democrat and a prominent Trump critic, said in a video shared on social media on Monday that the DOJ at President Donald Trump’s direction is pursuing investigations into his inner circle, including his wife. Newsom alleged that the investigations are politically motivated and an apparent attempt to discredit the Governor’s presidential ambitions.
Newsom, who cannot run for his current office again due to term limits, has said that he is weighing running for President in 2028. Newsom emerged as a potential contender for the 2028 Democratic nomination after a number of high-profile feuds with Trump and other Republican leaders.
Newsom said that the DOJ is requesting records and conducting interviews not because they have found a crime but because they are “trying to find one.”
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche did not comment on Newsom’s claims when asked before a scheduled meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R, Iowa) on Capitol Hill on Monday. TIME has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
There is a federal probe into Newsom’s wife, a source familiar with the investigations told Politico. The investigation originated last year in California’s eastern district based on a tip from a whistleblower, the source said. A source told the Associated Press that Washington was not involved in the decision to open the probe.
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A second probe reportedly relates to an investigation into Newsom’s former chief of staff, Dana Williamson, that had been opened during the Biden Administration. Williamson was indicted last year on federal charges that she was involved in a scheme to steal $225,000 from a dormant campaign account belonging to former U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, who is now the Democratic nominee to succeed Newsom as California governor. Williamson pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return, and making false statements to federal investigators.
According to Politico, the Governor’s office said on Monday that the White House recently expanded an initial federal investigation into a $54 million settlement that California reached with video game company Activision Blizzard in December 2023 over allegations related to workplace discrimination. It is not clear what exactly the focus of the investigation is. Newsom’s office said that it had cooperated with the initial federal investigation, which has not led to charges, according to Politico.
The Internal Revenue Service has joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the investigations, Politico reported, citing Newsom’s office.
DOJ pursued Trump’s foes
During Trump’s second term, the department launched a criminal investigation into former Fed Chair Jerome Powell and initiated a probe into Sen. Adam Schiff (D, Calif.). Neither investigation has yielded formal charges so far. The department also indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James, but the indictment was thrown out in November. And after an earlier indictment of former F.B.I. Director James Comey was thrown out in November, the DOJ indicted him a second time in April over a 2025 social media post that allegedly threatened Trump. His trial is scheduled to begin on July 15.
California has sued the federal government dozens of times during Trump’s second term over the Administration’s immigration and environmental policies. Newsom has also led an effort to redistrict states ahead of the midterm elections, countering a Trump-backed redistricting push in Texas. Newsom led a successful ballot measure that redrew California’s congressional districts, a move projected to win Democrats an additional five House seats.
Newsom has repeatedly accused Trump of authoritarianism, and on Monday accused Trump of being “the most corrupt President in American history.”
“One by one, anyone who has challenged Donald Trump has ended up on his hit list, and today I proudly join that list,” Newsom said. “Mr. President, come after me. I am not going anywhere,” he added. “And the country is watching.”
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