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Newsom posted a video on social media on Monday, stating that he and his wife had “joined Donald Trump’s hit list” because the governor is “considering running for president.”

'It has been apparent ever since their maskless dinner party at the French Laundry during COVID that the Newsoms feel themselves above the law.'

Newsom, who referred to Trump as “the most corrupt president in American history,” claimed that federal agents had “knocked on the doors of family, friends, and former employees.”

“Not because they found a crime, because they’re simply trying to find one,” Newsom stated, adding that the federal agents were “digging through years and years of random documents.”

“To get me, he’s coming after my wife, Jen, a public servant, a woman who’s dedicated her life to supporting women and girls,” Newsom continued.

“We have nothing to hide,” he added.

Newsom’s office stated that it believes grand jury subpoenas had been issued for records to financial institutions, ABC News reported. The governor’s office submitted a public records request seeking “all documents and records” from the DOJ that pertain to Newsom and his wife from the beginning of the second Trump administration.

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Gavin Newsom, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. David Paul Morris

A source familiar with the situation informed Blaze News that multiple ongoing investigations relating to Newsom have been initiated since last year by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of California. One of those investigations concerns Siebel Newsom’s tax activities, and a separate probe concerns Newsom’s former chief of staff and potentially current staff members, the source confirmed. Local sources and whistleblowers reportedly triggered the investigations.

Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker, leads two tax-exempt nonprofits, the Representation Project and the California Partners Project. She also runs a film production company, Girls' Club Entertainment LLC, and works as a director for her family’s private foundation, the Siebel Family Charitable Foundation.

The Sacramento Bee previously reported potential conflict-of-interest concerns related to one of Siebel Newsom’s nonprofits, writing, “In 2015, the year Newsom announced he would run for governor, the Representation Project’s contributions increased by 30% to almost $1.6 million.”

The Representation Project’s tax filings show that the nonprofit funneled over $1.5 million to Siebel Newsom’s for-profit production company from 2015 through the first quarter of 2025. Siebel Newsom has received roughly $150,000 to $160,000 annually as the founder and chief creative officer for the Representation Project, which reported revenue of $1.2 million from April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025.

It is unclear whether Siebel Newsom receives compensation from the other two nonprofits, though tax filings from the Siebel Family Charitable Foundation indicate she does not draw a salary there, and she is not listed on the tax filings for California Partners Project.

Tax documents from 2015 to 2023 showed that the Siebel Family Charitable Foundation gave $35,000 in charitable donations, classified as “support,” to the Representation Project.

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Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Shannon Finney/Getty Images

"It has been apparent ever since their maskless dinner party at the French Laundry during COVID that the Newsoms feel themselves above the law,” Michael Chamberlain, the director of the government watchdog Protect the Public's Trust, told Blaze News.

"What is interesting is that the accusations of financial corruption originated in Sacramento," Chamberlain continued. "If the governor of a one-party state like California is feeling heat from his own capital, it would be no surprise if people tended to ignore his protestations of politicized justice and believe there may be some egregious self-dealing going on."

The second alleged investigation is likely tied to Dana Williamson, who previously served as Newsom’s chief of staff and is a former consultant for current Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Xavier Becerra. Williamson pleaded guilty in May to three counts related to campaign finance fraud, filing a false tax return, and lying to federal investigators.

Williamson was caught up in a scandal in which she was accused of conspiring with Sean McCluskie, Becerra’s former chief of staff, and a Sacramento lobbyist to funnel $225,000 from Becerra’s state campaign account to McCluskie. McCluskie also accepted a plea deal.

Williamson’s lawyer stated that she “never had any direct communication with Xavier Becerra about this.” Becerra’s campaign has insisted that he was unaware of the scheme.

When reached for comment, Gov. Newsom’s office referred Blaze News to previously published statements and provided a fact sheet that accused Trump of turning the DOJ “into a political weapon against his opponents.”

“Unable to uncover evidence of a crime, Trump’s DOJ then shifted to searching for a crime that does not exist at the president’s directive,” the fact sheet reads.

The White House deferred comment to the DOJ, which declined to provide a statement.

The Representation Project, California Partners Project, and the Siebel family’s wealth management advisory firm did not respond to a request for comment.

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A harrowing story about a woman mauled to death by her neighbor's dogs got even worse after her grieving boyfriend was arrested weeks later.

Donnell Smith tearfully recalled to news outlets how he found Jodi Cowan, his partner of 25 years, brutally mauled on May 19 outside their home in Brevard County, Florida.

'Jodi Cowan lost her life because of the inactions of Linda Cutler, ... and now because of the inactions of Donnell Smith, ... three dogs have now died.'

He said that she was in a pool of her blood and that he had to use his knife to drive off the dogs that were trying to drag her away, as Blaze News previously reported.

Police later arrested their 29-year-old neighbor, Linda Cutler, on a charge of manslaughter and said the dogs would likely be euthanized.

Weeks later, Smith himself was arrested after an investigation into the report of a foul smell coming from a trailer that he owned with Cowan.

When police opened the trailer, they found the decomposing remains of three dogs. Deputies said there was no sign of water, food, or air conditioning in the trailer.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said they believe the dogs had been abandoned June 2 and died before their remains were found nine days later.

He was charged with abandonment of an animal, animal cruelty, and other related crimes. He was released after posting a bond of $15K for the four counts.

"Jodi Cowan lost her life because of the inactions of Linda Cutler, ... and now because of the inactions of Donnell Smith, ... three more dogs have now died because of this," Ivey said.

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Police also said that Cutler feigned a heart attack during her arrest and had to be transported to a hospital according to their policies.

Smith had previously been asked if he would be able to forgive Cutler for the horrendous death of his partner.

"I'll have to think about that one," he responded. "I'm not vindictive towards her. I don't want anything evil happening to her, but to forgive her is gonna take a little work."

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