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Newsom says he’s on Trump’s ‘enemies list’ as DOJ investigates governor’s friends
GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM on Monday accused President Donald Trump of placing him and his wife on a political “hit list” and directing federal investigators to go on a “fishing expedition” for a crime it could use to indict him. The Democratic governor declared that the president was targeting him because Newsom is considering a run for president in 2028. […] The post Newsom says he’s on Trump’s ‘enemies list’ as DOJ investigates governor’s friends appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Newsom says he’s on Trump’s ‘enemies list’ as DOJ investigates governor’s friends, GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM on Monday accused President Donald Trump of placing him and his wife on a political “hit list” and directing federal investigators to go on a “fishing expedition” for a crime it could use to indict him. The Democratic governor declared that the president was targeting him because Newsom is considering a run for president in 2028. […] The post Newsom says he’s on Trump’s ‘enemies list’ as DOJ investigates governor’s friends appeared first on Local News Matters .
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