Gavin Newsom says Trump ordered DOJ to investigate him and his wife

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (R) speaks as his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom (L) looks on during an election night gathering at the California Democrats headquarters on November 04, 2025 in Sacramento, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday accused President Donald Trump of ordering the Department of Justice to investigate the Democrat and his wife. Newsom said in a post on X that Trump was motivated to target the governor and Jennifer Siebel Newsom with the probe because of 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 in the White House, 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.