Trump’s Biggest Nemesis Reveals He’s on Revenge ‘Hit List’
California Governor Gavin Newsom says he has become the latest target of Donald Trump’s revenge campaign.
Read more Trump Catches Heat for Awkward Limp Handshake
The Democratic firebrand claimed on X that he and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, were being investigated by the Justice Department.
Newsom did not give a reason for the probe, but aides to the governor say several people associated with the couple have been contacted by federal agents in the past week.
“Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They have not found a crime—they are simply trying to find one,” Newsom said.
“He isn’t coming after me because of mean tweets, but because I am considering running for President,” he added, describing Trump as “simply the most corrupt President in American history.”
“We have nothing to hide. Mr. President, come after me. I am not going anywhere. The country is watching.”
The Daily Beast has reached out to the administration for comment.
According to the New York Times, former employees of Newsom and people affiliated with his wife’s nonprofit groups are among those questioned.
Siebel Newsom is a documentary filmmaker who also founded the nonprofit organization Representation Project, which advocates for gender equity. She also owns a film production company, Girls Club Entertainment, which is listed as a contractor for the Representation Project on the nonprofit’s tax returns.
If the governor’s claims are true, the probe would mark a dramatic escalation in a years-long rivalry between one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent figures and a president who has repeatedly targeted political opponents.
Read more Trump, 80, Gingerly Descends Air Force One Stairs
Newsom has emerged as one of the president’s most vocal critics, trolling him and clashing with him over everything from immigration enforcement and the deployment of federal troops in California to climate policy and federal funding.
Trump, meanwhile, has frequently singled out the California governor in speeches, interviews, and social media posts, often referring to him as “Newscum.”
Newsom’s claim also lands amid mounting criticism from Democrats who argue Trump has increasingly used federal law-enforcement powers against perceived enemies.
Since returning to office, the president’s allies have pushed investigations involving critics or other officials, including former FBI director James Comey, Attorney General Letitia James, and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
More recently, the administration also began examining New York writer E. Jean Carroll, who mounted a successful lawsuit against Trump that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her.
In a video accompanying his X post, Newsom claimed the DOJ investigation was a fishing expedition in which federal agents were knocking on doors of families and friends, as well as sifting through “years and years of random documents” hoping to find evidence of wrongdoing.
His office claims the latest inquiry began about the time Trump said that he planned to nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, his former personal attorney, to run the Justice Department.
Read more ICE Agent Opens Fire After Being Humiliated in Deep Trump Country
The department has yet to comment.
Post Comment