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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife are under investigation by the federal US Department of Justice.

Newsom said that federal investigators are looking into the activities of the governor, his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and family members as an act of political retaliation as the leader of California weighs a run for president after terming out of office at the beginning of next year.

 In recent days, federal agents have knocked on the doors of family, friends, and former employees, not because they found a crime, because they're simply trying to find one,  Newsom said in a video posted to X.

4  In recent days, federal agents have knocked on the doors of family, friends, and former employees, not because they found a crime, because they're simply trying to find one,  Newsom said. X/@GavinNewsom

 They're demanding records, they're 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'm considering running for president, because he hates that I've consistently called him out over and over again for his lies and deceit. 

The federal inquiries into Gov. Gavin Newsom are believed to be connected to nonprofits linked to his wife and a prior corruption case tied to his former chief of staff, Dana Williamson, according to The New York Times.

Williamson admitted lying to the FBI about giving a former business partner confidential information tied to state litigation involving Activision Blizzard, a former client of Williamson's consulting business.

Newsom stepped in to fire a state attorney leading the lawsuit against Activision in 2022, but he has not been accused of any wrongdoing in Williamson's case.

A person familiar with the investigation disputed Newsom's claim that the probes were politically motivated, saying they were initiated by federal law enforcement officials in California, not officials in Washington.

Newsom accused President Trump of directing the DoJ to investigate him and his family in

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