Newsom says Trump DOJ is targeting him with investigation tied to potential presidential run, calling it political retaliation.

California Governor Gavin Newsom accused President Donald Trump of ordering the US Department of Justice to investigate him and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said that he and his wife are under investigation by the Justice Department, what he called a politically motivated probe at the direction of Donald Trump. Newsom, who has emerged as one of the president’s most visible foes among Democrats,

Newsom accuses Trump of directing Justice Department to investigate him California Governor Gavin Newsom on ‌Monday accused President Donald Trump of directing the Justice Department to investigate him and ​his wife.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into him. Why it matters: Newsom alleged in a video that the DOJ is going after him at President Trump's direction because he's "considering running for president.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said that he and his wife are under investigation by the Justice Department, in what he called a politically motivated probe at the direction of Donald Trump. Newsom,

Newsom said in a public statement Monday that federal agents had taken steps that suggest there’s a criminal investigation against him, such as “knocking on doors” of friends and former employees and requesting records.