Newsom Lawyer Urges DOJ to Probe Trump Allies, Citing 2 California Investigations
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Updated · POLITICO · Jun 17
Newsom Lawyer Urges DOJ to Probe Trump Allies, Citing 2 California Investigations
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 17
Summary
David Sapp, Newsom’s top lawyer, urged the Justice Department to investigate alleged corruption involving Trump’s family and associates, arguing DOJ resources are chasing “a crime that does not exist” in California.
The letter casts the probes into Newsom’s circle as political retaliation, saying DOJ leaked uncorroborated details while ignoring what Sapp called an “open-air corruption market” around the White House.
Two investigations are at issue, according to a person familiar with the matter: one focused on the first partner’s taxes and another on Newsom’s former chief of staff and potentially current aides.
Sapp acknowledged DOJ policy bars investigating a sitting president, but said that does not prevent scrutiny of Trump allies, underscoring Newsom’s effort to seize the narrative around the widening probes.