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Newsom says he’s on Trump’s ‘hit list’ as Justice Department interviews governor’s friends
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration appears to be investigating him and his wife, a step that the Democrat said is meant to intimidate him as he considers a run for president.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration appears to be investigating him and his wife, a step that the Democrat said is meant to intimidate him as he considers a run for president.
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According to CalMatters’s linked item, Newsom says he’s on Trump’s ‘hit list’ as Justice Department interviews governor’s friends, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration appears to be investigating him and his wife, a step that the Democrat said is meant to intimidate him as he considers a run for president.
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