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Chabria: Trump goes after Newsom's wife? Unsurprising, but also a new level of authoritarianism
The Department of Justice investigating Jennifer Siebel Newsom has all the appearances of the Trump administration seeking to stop a political rival who has a real shot at knocking MAGA out of the top office.
What happened
According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Chabria: Trump goes after Newsom’s wife? Unsurprising, but also a new level of authoritarianism, The Department of Justice investigating Jennifer Siebel Newsom has all the appearances of the Trump administration seeking to stop a political rival who has a real shot at knocking MAGA out of the top office.
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Source
Primary source: Chabria: Trump goes after Newsom’s wife? Unsurprising, but also a new level of authoritarianism via Los Angeles Times. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Chabria: Trump goes after Newsom's wife? Unsurprising, but also a new level of authoritarianismLos Angeles Times - 2026-06-15T22:52:55+00:00
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