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When California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff Dana Williamson pleaded guilty last month to three felonies pertaining to campaign finance fraud and federal tax evasion, the governor told Bloomberg News he was shaken – but philosophical. The news had come as a shock, he said, before adding that justice must be served.

“We’ve all got to be held to the letter of the law,” Newsom declared.

That was May. By June, federal agents were knocking on the doors of Newsom’s own friends and family associates — and the governor’s tune had changed considerably.

On Monday, Newsom posted a video accusing President Trump of weaponizing the Justice Department against him, framing several federal investigations into his wife’s taxes and his circle of associates as a politically motivated fishing expedition designed to kneecap a prospective 2028 presidential rival.

“Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean tweets,” the governor said. “He’s coming after me because I am considering running for president.”

The full scope of what is now multiple federal investigations remains unclear. According to the governor’s office, former employees and associates of both Newsom and his wife, documentary filmmaker and California “first partner” Jennifer Siebel Newsom, have been questioned by agents in recent weeks. Newsom’s aides believe banking records have been subpoenaed, though they say they have received no written confirmation of that.

A person familiar with the matter confirmed this week that multiple federal investigations are underway – including one focused on Siebel Newsom’s finances. But that pushed back on Newsom’s central claim, saying the probes were initiated by federal law enforcement officials in California, not directed by the Trump administration in Washington. Indeed, the federal probe that led to Williamson’s guilty plea began during the Biden administration.

So far, the FBI and the Justice Department have yet to comment. The White House referred all questions to the DOJ. At the center of at least some of the federal scrutiny is a web of nonprofit organizations connected to the governor.

Years ago, Siebel Newsom founded the Representation Project, a nonprofit advocating for gender equity through documentary filmmaking. The financial arrangements surrounding the organization have raised eyebrows for years. According to the book, “Fool’s Gold,” co-written by this reporter, Siebel Newsom’s Representation Project nonprofit paid her a total of $1.5 million in salary between 2013 and 2021 and has funneled $1.6 million since 2012 to her private production company, Girls Club Entertainment – including $161,250 in 2024 alone.

The book revealed that several corporations with contracts or business pending before the state provided five- and six-figure donations to the charity during........

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