Newsom says Trump ordered DOJ probe of him and his wife

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday accused President Donald Trump of directing the Justice Department to investigate the Democrat and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

Newsom said in a post on X that Trump was motivated by the fact that "I am considering running for President." The governor did not say what he understands the DOJ to be investigating, or if he even knows what it is.

"One by one, anyone who has challenged Donald Trump has ended up on his hit list," Newsom said in a video statement. "And today, I proudly join that list."

"He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us," Newsom said. "They have not found a crime – they are simply trying to find one."

Newsom compared himself to other Trump foes who have found themselves targeted by the DOJ in the president's second term, among them former FBI Director James Comey, former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.