Gavin Newsom using state resources for legal defense

Gavin Newsom is presumed innocent.He hasn’t even been charged with anything yet — though he claimed earlier this week that federal agents have been questioning his relatives and associates.There are several controversies that might warrant a closer look — the hundreds of millions of dollars he solicited in “behested payments” for his wife’s nonprofit, for example, which he was fined for disclosing too late; or the recent guilty plea of his former chief of staff on corruption and fraud charges.But Newsom is entitled to a vigorous defense.

And this week, he wrote to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), demanding that it provide any information about political motivations for the investigation, under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).Aggressive tactics, to be sure.There’s just one thing wrong, however: The governor’s demand came on his official letterhead, with a request for DOJ to reply directly to an email address tied to the governor’s office.Why is the governor using state resources for his personal defense?And if he is, isn’t that the very essence of corruption?After all, we are told — by the governor himself — that the DOJ isn’t investigating a California government agency, but rather Mr.

Gavin Newsom, and that it is singling him out personally in an effort to destroy his future presidential ambitions.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!Even if those are the motives, what does the state of California have to do with that?Why should state employees file legal requests on his behalf?We’ve been learning a lot recently about Newsom’s personal wealth of $30 million, his real estate assets, his start in the wine industry, and more.He can afford his own criminal defense ...