{"id":442,"date":"2026-06-19T17:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=442"},"modified":"2026-06-19T17:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:08:44","slug":"the-doj-question-jennifer-newsom-brushes-aside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=442","title":{"rendered":"The DOJ Question Jennifer Newsom Brushes Aside"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, struggled to respond to questions about federal investigations into their finances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=440\">EXCLUSIVE: Deportees, Illegal Immigrants With Rap Sheets Caught Soliciting Sex With Young Girls<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>On live television<\/span><span>, MS NOW correspondent Jacob Soboroff approached the California couple at the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Soboroff asked, \u201cWe\u2019ve heard from the governor, but we haven\u2019t heard from you yet about this investigation. What do you want to say?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m just so grateful for this inspiration and leadership,\u201d Jennifer Newsom said, shifting the focus back to the Obama event. \u201cWe need more of this!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Then, the potential 2028 presidential hopeful jumped in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is stuff that happens in other countries, that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cHappens in other countries. He wants to go after me \u2014 go after me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Gavin\u2019s Wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom PANICS On-Air when MSNBC When Asks About the DOJ Investigation Against Her:<\/p>\n<p>Q \u201cWe\u2019ve heard the Governor comment on the investigation, what do you have to say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JENNIFER: \u201cI\u2019m just so grateful for this inspiration and leadership!\u201d\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/T1TP0Wmtlm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 18, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The Department of Justice has launched multiple investigations related to the Newsom family, including a probe dating back to the Biden administration, <\/span><span>The Daily Wire previously reported<\/span><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Monday afternoon bombshell came hours after Newsom accused President Donald Trump of directing the DOJ to investigate him and his wife.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=438\">\u2018Opportunistic Cowards\u2019: Graham Platner\u2019s Cop-Hating Past Resurfaces<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>In a nearly <\/span><span>five-minute video statement<\/span><span>, Newsom said federal agents have knocked on the doors of his family, friends, and former employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.mux.com\/KgatyxzBPTeIgISlbafoRv02VdJU6U01Hy?metadata-video-content-type=embed_video&amp;metadata-video-id=df9e3254-c286-4ef6-b2b5-d71267c01df7&amp;metadata-video-stream-type=on-demand&amp;metadata-video-title=2026-06-15%20Newsom%20Says%20he's%20being%20investigated%20by%20the%20DOJ%20&amp;poster=https%3A%2F%2Fdailywireplus-v2.imgix.net%2Fimages%2Fembedded-videos%2F9ddb556e-7a5e-4ca2-b5c9-55e5b945dd25.png&amp;autoplay=false&amp;accent-color=%23DB3D3B&amp;primary-color=%23ffffff&amp;secondary-color=%23000000\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;max-width:100%;width:100%;margin:20px auto 5px;border:0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Gavin Newsom via X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cToday, my wife &amp; I joined Donald Trump\u2019s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They have not found a crime \u2014 they are simply trying to find one,\u201d Newsom wrote on X.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey\u2019re demanding records, they\u2019re abusing the grand jury process, digging through years and years of random documents. Donald Trump isn\u2019t just coming after me because of my mean tweets. He\u2019s coming after me because I\u2019m considering running for president,\u201d the California Democrat said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A source familiar with the matter told The Daily Wire that multiple DOJ investigations related to Newsom are underway, though none are directly targeting the California governor himself. One investigation, which began in 2025, concerns his wife and her taxes. A separate DOJ investigation into Newsom\u2019s former chief of staff was launched during President Joe Biden\u2019s administration and remains open and evolving, according to the source. Those investigations originated in Sacramento and involved whistleblowers and sources in the state, rather than coming from the main DOJ.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In his video, however, Newsom did not specify what the Department of Justice was investigating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAfter calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate me, and just in the last week, I\u2019ve learned that his campaign has reached my own home to get me,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s coming after my wife, Jen, a public servant, a woman who\u2019s dedicated her life to supporting women and girls.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The investigations threaten to throw a wrench in Newsom\u2019s likely presidential bid. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A Newsom administration official <\/span><span>told POLITICO<\/span><span> the developments are \u201ccreating complications\u201d for the office, a stress point on full display in Newsom\u2019s response.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou can subpoena my records, you can investigate me, you can harass me, put my name on every and any enemies list you have, but leave my wife and family out of your personal vendetta.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=437\">The Latest Move In Karmelo Anthony\u2019s Case<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, struggled to respond to questions about federal investigations into their finances.On live television, MS NOW correspondent Jacob Soboroff approached the California couple at the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center.\u00a0Soboroff asked, \u201cWe\u2019ve heard from the governor, but we haven\u2019t heard from you yet about this investigation. What do you want to say?\u201d\u201cI\u2019m just so grateful for this inspiration and leadership,\u201d Jennifer Newsom said, shifting the focus back to the Obama event. \u201cWe need more of this!\u201dThen, the potential 2028 presidential hopeful jumped in.\u00a0\u201cThis is stuff that happens in other countries, that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cHappens in other countries. He wants to go after me \u2014 go after me.\u201dGavin\u2019s Wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom PANICS On-Air when MSNBC When Asks About the DOJ Investigation Against Her:Q \u201cWe\u2019ve heard the Governor comment on the investigation, what do you have to say?\u201dJENNIFER: \u201cI\u2019m just so grateful for this inspiration and leadership!\u201d\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/T1TP0Wmtlm\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 18, 2026The Department of Justice has launched multiple investigations related to the Newsom family, including a probe dating back to the Biden administration, The Daily Wire previously reported.\u00a0The Monday afternoon bombshell came hours after Newsom accused President Donald Trump of directing the DOJ to investigate him and his wife.In a nearly five-minute video statement, Newsom said federal agents have knocked on the doors of his family, friends, and former employees.\u00a0\u00a0Credit: Gavin Newsom via X\u201cToday, my wife &amp; I joined Donald Trump\u2019s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They have not found a crime \u2014 they are simply trying to find one,\u201d Newsom wrote on X.\u201cThey\u2019re demanding records, they\u2019re abusing the grand jury process, digging through years and years of random documents. Donald Trump isn\u2019t just coming after me because of my mean tweets. He\u2019s coming after me because I\u2019m considering running for president,\u201d the California Democrat said.\u00a0A source familiar with the matter told The Daily Wire that multiple DOJ investigations related to Newsom are underway, though none are directly targeting the California governor himself. One investigation, which began in 2025, concerns his wife and her taxes. A separate DOJ investigation into Newsom\u2019s former chief of staff was launched during President Joe Biden\u2019s administration and remains open and evolving, according to the source. Those investigations originated in Sacramento and involved whistleblowers and sources in the state, rather than coming from the main DOJ.\u00a0In his video, however, Newsom did not specify what the Department of Justice was investigating.\u201cAfter calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate me, and just in the last week, I\u2019ve learned that his campaign has reached my own home to get me,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s coming after my wife, Jen, a public servant, a woman who\u2019s dedicated her life to supporting women and girls.\u201d\u00a0The investigations threaten to throw a wrench in Newsom\u2019s likely presidential bid. A Newsom administration official told POLITICO the developments are \u201ccreating complications\u201d for the office, a stress point on full display in Newsom\u2019s response.\u00a0\u201cYou can subpoena my records, you can investigate me, you can harass me, put my name on every and any enemies list you have, but leave my wife and family out of your personal vendetta.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The DOJ Question Jennifer Newsom Brushes Aside - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=442\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The DOJ Question Jennifer Newsom Brushes Aside - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, struggled to respond to questions about federal investigations into their finances.On live television, MS NOW correspondent Jacob Soboroff approached the California couple at the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center.\u00a0Soboroff asked, \u201cWe\u2019ve heard from the governor, but we haven\u2019t heard from you yet about this investigation. What do you want to say?\u201d\u201cI\u2019m just so grateful for this inspiration and leadership,\u201d Jennifer Newsom said, shifting the focus back to the Obama event. \u201cWe need more of this!\u201dThen, the potential 2028 presidential hopeful jumped in.\u00a0\u201cThis is stuff that happens in other countries, that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cHappens in other countries. He wants to go after me \u2014 go after me.\u201dGavin\u2019s Wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom PANICS On-Air when MSNBC When Asks About the DOJ Investigation Against Her:Q \u201cWe\u2019ve heard the Governor comment on the investigation, what do you have to say?\u201dJENNIFER: \u201cI\u2019m just so grateful for this inspiration and leadership!\u201d\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/T1TP0Wmtlm\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 18, 2026The Department of Justice has launched multiple investigations related to the Newsom family, including a probe dating back to the Biden administration, The Daily Wire previously reported.\u00a0The Monday afternoon bombshell came hours after Newsom accused President Donald Trump of directing the DOJ to investigate him and his wife.In a nearly five-minute video statement, Newsom said federal agents have knocked on the doors of his family, friends, and former employees.\u00a0\u00a0Credit: Gavin Newsom via X\u201cToday, my wife &amp; I joined Donald Trump\u2019s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They have not found a crime \u2014 they are simply trying to find one,\u201d Newsom wrote on X.\u201cThey\u2019re demanding records, they\u2019re abusing the grand jury process, digging through years and years of random documents. Donald Trump isn\u2019t just coming after me because of my mean tweets. He\u2019s coming after me because I\u2019m considering running for president,\u201d the California Democrat said.\u00a0A source familiar with the matter told The Daily Wire that multiple DOJ investigations related to Newsom are underway, though none are directly targeting the California governor himself. One investigation, which began in 2025, concerns his wife and her taxes. A separate DOJ investigation into Newsom\u2019s former chief of staff was launched during President Joe Biden\u2019s administration and remains open and evolving, according to the source. Those investigations originated in Sacramento and involved whistleblowers and sources in the state, rather than coming from the main DOJ.\u00a0In his video, however, Newsom did not specify what the Department of Justice was investigating.\u201cAfter calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate me, and just in the last week, I\u2019ve learned that his campaign has reached my own home to get me,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s coming after my wife, Jen, a public servant, a woman who\u2019s dedicated her life to supporting women and girls.\u201d\u00a0The investigations threaten to throw a wrench in Newsom\u2019s likely presidential bid. 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