In an unusual move, Gavin Newsom has publicly announced that he is being investigated by federal law enforcement. Newsom made the announcement on Twitter (liberals may hate it, but if you want people to see your announcement, BlueSky will hardly do). Notably missing from Newsom’s anti-Trump spiel was any suggestion as to what he supposedly is being investigated for:
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.
He isn't coming after me because of mean tweets, but because I am considering running for President.… pic.twitter.com/tVYk3WUvO8
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 15, 2026
The Department of Justice hasn’t confirmed whether Newsom is or is not being investigated, let alone for what. So maybe Gavin made the whole thing up, to boost his credibility with Democrats amid sagging poll numbers.
More likely, though, there is something to it. But what?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) claimed Monday that President Donald Trump directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, but multiple reporters say the federal probe predates Trump’s return to office.
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Despite Newsom’s claims, award-winning journalist Adam Housley said the investigation began during former President Joe Biden’s administration.
Minor detail. They’ve been under federal
Investigation since the Biden admin. This isn’t new. https://t.co/8vtwGaQluB— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) June 15, 2026
Housley said the investigation consists of multiple components and has connections to California’s Napa Valley. According to Housley, the matter was initially handled by agents from the FBI’s Sacramento field office before being transferred to the bureau’s San Francisco office.
“The investigation has multiple arms. Some of it connected here in the Napa Valley,” Housley wrote. “It was first handled by agents from the Sacramento FBI, and I was told it was taken over by the San Francisco office.”
Separately, Shelby Talcott, a White House Correspondent for Semafor, reported that a source familiar with the matter described “several investigations” involving Newsom. According to Talcott, the inquiries are focused on Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s taxes and Newsom’s chief of staff. She further reported that the investigations originated in Sacramento and involve whistleblowers.
I have no idea whether Newsom and his wife are being investigated, or if so, by whom or for what. But I don’t take Newsom’s effort to get ahead of the story and turn it into a story about President Trump as evidence of innocence.
