ROOKE: Gavin Newsom Blames Trump For Something Biden Started

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Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, along with his family and close associates, is under a federal investigation. But despite Newsom’s claims to the contrary, it was the Biden administration that opened the probe, not President Donald Trump.

Newsom released a long-winded video claiming that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into him, his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and other associates, was a politically motivated effort directed by Trump.

“In recent days, federal agents have knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees. Not because they found a crime. Because they are simply trying to find one. They are demanding records. They are abusing the grand jury process. Digging through years and years of random documents. Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean Tweets. He’s coming after me because I am considering running for president,” Newsom said.

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. He isn’t coming after me because of mean tweets, but because I am considering running for President.… pic.twitter.com/tVYk3WUvO8 — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 15, 2026

Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list. He has directed his Department of........

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