Newsom DOJ Probe Clash

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and accuses President Donald Trump of using federal law enforcement to punish a political rival. In a video posted to X, Newsom said agents had contacted family friends, former employees and associates, demanded records and dug through years of documents while “abusing the grand jury process.” Newsom linked the alleged probe to Trump’s past call for his arrest and to his own possible 2028 presidential bid, saying investigators had “not found a crime” and were trying to find one. The Justice Department has not publicly confirmed the scope or existence of an investigation, leaving the nature of the inquiry unclear as Newsom casts it as political retaliation.