California Governor Newsom says US Department of Justice investigating him

California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and top critic of United States President Donald Trump, has said he is being investigated by the US Department of Justice.

In a video post on X on Monday, Newsom said the investigation was politically motivated and that he was being targeted because he is considering a US presidential run in 2028. Newsom said the Department of Justice was also investigating his wife.

The department has not confirmed any investigation into Newsom.

“Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list,” Newsom said in the post. “He isn’t coming after me because of mean tweets, but because I am considering running for President.”

Newsom added that investigators had not found a crime and that the couple had “nothing to hide”.

The governor said that federal agents had been seeking to interview his friends and former employees, “not because they found a crime, because they’re trying to find one”.

He said investigators were also focusing on his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who runs a non-profit that promotes women’s equality.

Newsom further called Trump “the most corrupt president in American history”. He accused the Department of Justice, which is currently headed by Trump loyalist Todd Blanche, of “abusing the grand jury process” in trying to build a case against him.