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Trump's DOJ Is Investigating Newsom and His Wife. No Crime Has Been Found.

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The Trump administration has been investigating California Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom for roughly a year, according to a source familiar with the matter who spoke to the Guardian. Newsom disclosed the probe publicly on June 15, 2026, saying federal agents had knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees in recent days, demanding records. No criminal charges have been filed.

“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.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom, video statement on X, June 15, 2026

The DOJ, now led by Trump loyalist Todd Blanche, declined to confirm or deny the investigation. The FBI also declined to comment. A Guardian source says the probe is being run out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, not from Washington.

It includes at least two tracks: one related to Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s taxes, and one connected to former chief of staff Dana Williamson, who pleaded guilty to fraud in federal court. Newsom says investigators have not found a crime. He accuses the DOJ of “abusing the grand jury process” to build a case.

Trump’s DOJ Has Investigated at Least 5 Democratic Critics Since 2025

Newsom is not the first Democratic critic the DOJ has pursued since Trump returned to office in January 2025. The department indicted or sought to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey, both of whom previously investigated Trump. It also investigated U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, who led Trump’s first impeachment proceedings, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who ran as the 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate.

The Justice Department is legally required to operate independently of the president’s political interests. When it investigates people the president has publicly named as enemies and declines to confirm those investigations to the public, the institutional check on political prosecution erodes. Newsom is term-limited as governor and leaves office in January 2027. He has said he is considering a 2028 presidential run.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom runs a nonprofit that promotes women’s equality. Her inclusion in the probe extends the administration’s reach to a private citizen with no public office.

What You Can Do Now

  1. Call your U.S. senators at (202) 224-3121 and demand they request a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on DOJ investigations of political opponents. Ask specifically whether Todd Blanche has received any communication from the White House about opening or expanding investigations involving Newsom, Walz, Schiff, James, or Comey.

  2. Call your U.S. representative at (202) 225-3121 and ask them to support legislation requiring the DOJ to notify Congress within 30 days any time an investigation is opened against a sitting or former elected official. No such requirement currently exists.

  3. Contact the Senate Judiciary Committee directly at (202) 224-5225 and ask committee members to subpoena DOJ records on all politically connected investigations opened since January 2025. A documented record is necessary before reform legislation can move.

  4. Find your representative’s district office at house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative and request an in-person meeting. Ask them to go on the record supporting a floor vote on DOJ independence reform in the 119th Congress before the November 2026 midterms.

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