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.
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