California governor Gavin Newsom accuses Donald Trump of directing DoJ to investigate him and his wife – US politics live

California governor Gavin Newsom has accused ​ Donald Trump of directing the US justice department to investigate him ⁠and his wife. “ Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because ⁠of my mean Tweets ,” Newsom said in ​a video ‌statement posted to ‌X. “ He’s coming after me because I ‌am considering running for President .” I have reached out to the Department of Justice for comment and I will update this post if I get a response. Newsom said federal agents had in recent days been ‌knocking on the door of members of his family, friends and ​former employees demanding documents and records. “ Not because they found a crime. Because they are simply trying to find one ,” ⁠he said. “Mr. President, come after me. I am not going anywhere,” Newsom said. “And the country is watching.” Newsom and Trump have long ​been ​critical of each ​other, and their clashes on major issues including ​the climate ‌emergency and pipelines ​descended into total acrimony over the president’s deployment of national guard troops to Los Angeles last summer. Gavin Newsom is widely considered to be a potential future presidential candidate. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/Reuters