California Governor Gavin Newsom has accused President Trump of weaponizing the Justice Department to investigate him and his wife, alleging federal agents are questioning family and friends solely to find a crime after critical and mocking posts about the president.
California Governor Gavin Newsom accused President Donald Trump on Monday of directing the Justice Department to investigate him and his wife over critical social media posts. According to Newsom, federal agents have in recent days been knocking on the doors of his home and those of family members and acquaintances, saying the purpose is not because they have committed a crime but because investigators are 'searching for a crime' to pin on them. Newsom, a Democrat and frequent Trump critic who has been mentioned as a potential future presidential candidate, characterized the investigation as politically motivated retaliation for posts he had made mocking the president. The White House and the Justice Department have not yet responded to the allegations. The accusation marks an escalation in the long-running political rivalry between Newsom and Trump, who have traded sharp criticism in the past.
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