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California Attorney General Rob Bonta doubled down on Gov.Gavin Newsom’sclaims that the Trump administration is weaponizing the Justice Department after being pressed on reports that the federal probe involving Newsom and his wife originated in California and was not opened by the Trump Administration in Washington, D.C.
“I know what I’ve concluded is that this is highly dubious — there’s no trust in it,” Bonta said.“This is someone who’s weaponized the U.S.DOJ time and time again.I think he’s doing it now.”
Newsom took to X on Monday to publicly announce his uncovering that he and his wife, Jen Siebel Newsom are being investigated by the DOJ, claiming PresidentDonald Trumpdirected the DOJ to investigate them and that they’ve joined “Donald Trump’s hit list.”
GAVIN NEWSOM CLAIMS TRUMP ORDERED DOJ PROBE TARGETING HIM AND HIS WIFE
California Gov.Gavin Newsom speaks next to his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom at the California Democratic Party Headquarters in Sacramento after the state’s special election on Proposition 50 on Nov.4, 2025.(Fred Greaves/Reuters)
He is also widely claiming that Trump is targeting him because of recent speculation of Newsom as a promising 2028 presidential bid.
“Newsom is the governor for the biggest state, the bluest state in the nation, the fourth largest economy in the world,” Bonta said “Everyone knows that he could bepresident of the United States.So you put that situational awareness and context into this, and what do you conclude?“
�weaponized” the Justice Department, saying it has shifted from pursuing criminal prosecutions to conducting “political persecutions against political enemies.”
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday announced charges against 21 people suspected of participating in a massive hospice fraud ring.(Myung J.Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
He also claimed that Trump ordered former Attorney GeneralPam Bondi“to go after his political enemies.”
“If that doesn’t destroy trust and make you doubt the intent behind this probe, I don’t know what else I can tell you,” Bonta said.
Bonta claimed Trump has used the DOJ to commit “political persecution” of his enemies, including a specific reference to “shifty Schiff.”
Sen.Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
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Sen.Adam Schiff, D-Calif., appears on “Meet the Press” in Washington, D.C., on Oct.5, 2025.(Shannon Finney/NBC) via Getty Images)
�spersonal finances.The case is being handled by the U.S.Attorney’s Office in Sacramento.
A source also said that Washington was not involved in the decision to open the probe, according to the Associated Press.
An investigation launched last year under then-PresidentJoe Bidenresulted in corruption charges against Newsom’s former chief of staff, Dana Williamson.She pleaded guilty to lying about sharing internal information with a former associate.Newsom was not involved in the probe personally.It is reported that Newsom’s office believes the Trump administration’s federal investigators widened the efforts of the probe to also look into Newsom.
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The Governor’s office announced on Monday that it filed a public records request to the DOJ seeking documents that mention Newsom or his wife during Trump’s second term, including messages to and from Justice Department leaders.
� David Spunt, Jake Gibson and Olivia Palombo contributed to this story.
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