California Gov. Gavin Newsom is whining about the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigating him. And given the number of crimes and potential crimes to which he and his administration are connected, that is not surprising, but rather long overdue.
"Justice is for sale," Newsom trumpeted in a video he posted June 15, complaining that the DOJ investigation of him now extends to his wife, who is involved in multiple scandals involving taxpayer money allocation and sexual grooming of children. Newsom did not actually state what the charges are against him and his wife, probably because they don't really have a defense. Instead, Newsom rambled on with grandiose claims of integrity, sobbing condemnations of the investigation into his wife, irrelevant facts about Donald Trump's net worth, and promotion of his own tentative campaign for president. But while Gavin wasn't honest about the charges against him and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, I can share a number of reasons why the DOJ might be looking into the political power couple.
Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They have not found a crime - they are simply trying to find one.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 15, 2026
He isn't coming after me because of mean tweets, but because I am considering running for President.… pic.twitter.com/tVYk3WUvO8
Interestingly, in May, Newsom's former chief of staff and Dem gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra's former advisor, Dana Williamson, pleaded guilty to corruption-related charges. Semafor's White House correspondent Shelby Talcott claims an unnamed source stated that the DOJ's representatives in Sacramento are investigating Newsom primarily because of charges related to Williamson, while his wife is under scrutiny for potential tax-related crimes. The DOJ did not confirm this report.
The reason many Americans are talking about California corruption right now is the proven illegal ballot harvesting and potential election-changing fraud after the recent primary elections for governor and mayor of Los Angeles. At least one individual, Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, recently pleaded guilty to spending decades bribing homeless people to register to vote and often using her own address so she could receive their ballots. The California Post also obtained video showing homeless people saying they accepted money in exchange for casting ballots for L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, and that ballot harvesters frequently bribe homeless people.
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Bill Essayli, U.S. assistant attorney for the central district of California, is currently investigating allegations of election fraud in the state. Therefore, Newsom's government is under scrutiny for election shenanigans.
And, of course, Newsom's government faces lawsuits related to management of the 2025 Palisades fire and pre-fire prevention measures.
One crime that I can say with confidence we could bring against Newsom is violating federal immigration laws. 18 U.S. Code § 111 forbids interfering with federal immigration officers, while 8 U.S. Code § 1324 bans harboring or concealing illegal aliens. Newsom openly boasts about his sanctuary policies and efforts to provide taxpayer funds to illegal aliens. He also refuses to honor ICE detainer requests for criminal aliens. Unfortunately, he's not likely to see any accountability on that score.
Siebel Newsom likewise has a number of scandals on her record. L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt accused Siebel Newsom of appropriating taxpayer money for fire victims through a sketchy "nonprofit." The California government denied the claims but inadvertently confirmed that the nonprofit in question does in fact collaborate with Siebel Newsom and the state government. Last August, activists accused Gov. Newsom of “funneling taxpayer dollars” through his wife’s nonprofit to her for-profit business, which financially benefited the Newsom family.
Siebel Newsom bragged about her efforts to indoctrinate children — both hers and strangers' — into seeing masculinity as toxic. "If I'm reading a book and the protagonist is a male, I just change the he to a she," she boasted in a video. Also, in 2023, Open the Books accused Siebel Newsom’s nonprofit, The Representation Project, of making a whopping $1.48 million off film screening revenue since 2012. Schools across all 50 United States paid for the films, which included graphic pornography.
So if the DOJ is investigating the Newsoms, it's fully deserved. The governor and "first partner" have numerous questionable actions and policies on their record.
