Gavin Newsom desperately tries to flip the script on Trump with aggressive new letter

California Governor Gavin Newsom has tried to flip the script on President Trump and his administration as he and his spouse Jennifer face a Division of Justice investigation.

“The United States Division of Justice selectively leaked uncorroborated particulars about ongoing investigative issues involving the Governor and First Associate, so it shouldn’t be an issue so that you can verify whether or not US DOJ has opened any investigations into the cases of obvious public corruption detailed above involving the President and his allies,” Newsom wrote in a letter he shared Tuesday evening.

“Which is it?” he continued, asking whether or not the DOJ is focusing on the President’s enemies or implementing the legislation impartially.

In a letter addressed to Appearing Legal professional Normal Todd Blanche—who has not publicly commented on the investigation—Newsom accused the Trump administration and the DOJ of pursuing a politically motivated “fishing expedition” towards him.

“Calling this investigation a fishing expedition is definitely too beneficiant. In case your dedication to rooting out corruption had been critical, the big assets that you’ve poured into this investigation searching for a criminal offense that doesn’t exist can be targeted elsewhere,” Newsom, who’s weighing a 2028 presidential run, wrote.

“You want solely prepare your consideration on the open-air corruption market that the White Home has develop into,” he added, itemizing a sequence of alleged moral issues involving the administration.

Newsom additional accused the nation’s high officers of making use of double requirements of their dealing with of investigations and public accountability.

In his letter, Newsom argued that federal authorities are focusing on political opponents whereas ignoring alleged conflicts of curiosity and self-dealing involving the President, his household, and shut allies.

As examples, Newsom pointed to a sequence of stories, together with money the Trump household constructed from cryptocurrency ventures.

With respect to the cryptocurrency funding and the know-how deal involving Trump Media & Expertise Group, Trump’s marketing campaign has said that the 2 issues are unrelated.

As of now, no formal investigations have been introduced in reference to the claims, which have primarily been raised in media stories.

“Chances are you’ll reply that US DOJ coverage prohibits prosecuting the sitting President. However that’s no excuse for ignoring open and infamous corruption by his household and people round him,” Newsom wrote.

That is Newsom’s second letter to the Trump administration. The primary was a Freedom of Info Act request in search of any paperwork, textual content messages, Sign chats, or emails mentioning the phrases “Gavin Newsom,” “Jennifer Siebel Newsom,” or “Gavin” amongst high DOJ officers, together with former Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi, who was fired by Trump.

The White Home and DOJ haven’t made any official feedback or publicly addressed Newsom’s accusations, which he made public in a video on Monday alleging that the administration was focusing on him, his household, and his pals.

The California Publish has reached out to DOJ for remark.

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