{"id":1584,"date":"2026-06-15T20:06:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:06:55","slug":"gov-gavin-newsom-says-doj-interviewed-associates-and-family-trying-to-find-a-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1584","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Gavin Newsom says DOJ interviewed associates and family \u2018trying to find\u2019 a crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating him and his wife, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, claiming the White House is \u201cabusing the grand jury process\u201d to target him after months of antagonizing President Donald Trump online.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1582\">Historic, wildlife-rich plantation near Columbia targeted for state protection<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The White House has not identified a specific allegation, Newsom said, but is instead conducting interviews and requesting records in efforts to identify crimes allegedly committed by the governor.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office said federal agents in recent weeks had contacted dozens of his former employees, friends and associates, seeking records and asking to interview them. Last week, Newsom said they contacted Siebel Newsom directly at their home in Marin County.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The DOJ did not immediately respond to a request seeking confirmation of the probe.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s office said neither he nor Siebel Newsom had received subpoenas as of Monday.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we\u2019re sure they\u2019re coming,\u201d a spokesperson said. \u201cThe governor looks forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The investigation appears to focus on Siebel Newsom and was initiated by federal law enforcement in California, according to Newsom aides cited by the New York Times. The Times reported federal investigators contacted employees of several nonprofit organizations with ties to Siebel Newsom.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are clearly no boundaries to what Donald Trump will do to get his way or to challenge those who get in his way,\u201d Siebel Newsom said in a statement. \u201cThis is not presidential behavior, and the Governor and I will continue to speak truth to power because the American people deserve so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in Sacramento declined to confirm an investigation \u201cas a matter of policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Previous federal probes<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether the investigation predates Newsom\u2019s election in 2019 or if it is connected to the fraud prosecution into his former chief of staff, Dana Williamson.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1580\">Hip-hop legends to headline lineup that will hold concert in Columbia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>McGregor Scott, Williamson\u2019s attorney, said Monday the DOJ had not contacted him or his client about the investigation into Newsom.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the FBI \u2014 under the Biden administration \u2014 began probing Williamson for shutting down a state sexual harassment case into video game company Activision Blizzard, whom Williamson previously consulted for being hired by Newsom. Williamson pleaded guilty last month to fraud and lying to the FBI; she faces up to 38 years in prison and $1.35 million in fines.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Newsom previously told The Sacramento Bee the FBI had not interviewed him about Williamson\u2019s investigation, nor had he received any notification that agents had surveilled his communications after the FBI intercepted lobbyists\u2019 communications during the Williamson probe.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Investigation efforts intensified, Newsom\u2019s office said, after Todd Blanche became the acting head of the DOJ.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In a video posted to social media, Newsom called President Donald Trump \u201cthe most corrupt president in American history\u201d and said he was being targeted because of his potential run for president.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate me,\u201d Newsom said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Siebel Newsom\u2019s nonprofit ties<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, The Bee reported on ties between a nonprofit run by Seibel Newsom and companies that lobby the governor. Newsom denied a conflict of interest. But the investigation by The Bee found more than $800,000 in donations to the nonprofit, Representation Project, from companies including PG&amp;E, AT&amp;T and Kaiser Permanente.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Those donations have helped fund Siebel Newsom\u2019s six-figure salary at The Representation Project, which she founded to finance her documentary films and promote feminism.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Siebel Newsom also sits on the board of a nonprofit, California Partners Project, which received $175,000 in funding from private industries \u2014 solicited by the government in donations referred to as \u201cbehested payments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1579\">Fire ravages apartment complex and causes injury, South Carolina officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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