Why Newsom Is More Terrified of the DOJ Investigation Than He Wants to Admit

In this American Spectator article, Ellie Gardey Holmes reveals that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is far more terrified of the DOJ investigation into him and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom than he publicly admits, as her nonprofit’s ethically sketchy self-dealing arrangements could expose serious improprieties.

• The DOJ is investigating Newsom and his wife amid whistleblower concerns, with probes focusing on the Representation Project, Siebel Newsom’s nonprofit that promotes her films while paying her a hefty salary and funding her for-profit LLC.
• Over the past decade, the nonprofit paid Siebel Newsom roughly $150,000 annually as chief creative officer while channeling millions more to her Girls Club Entertainment LLC for film production and marketing.
• The *Daily Mail* reported that Siebel Newsom and her company received $3.7 million from the nonprofit, with $1.8 million as salary and $2.1 million going to her for-profit entity.
• Newsom portrayed the probe as a Trump political hit job to intimidate him ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run, claiming they targeted his wife as the “mother of our children.”
• The Representation Project markets Siebel Newsom’s films as “our films” while selling screening licenses, creating the impression it owns them when they are actually controlled by her private company.
• Major corporations donated over $800,000 to the nonprofit seeking favorable treatment from the California government, raising clear influence-peddling concerns given Siebel Newsom’s position as First Partner.
• The arrangement allowed triple benefits: salary from the nonprofit, tax-free promotion of her films, and direct funding to her LLC.
• Newsom’s public dismissals mask deeper anxiety, as the ethically dubious setup could have serious legal consequences under scrutiny from federal investigators.

Read the full story:
https://spectator.org/why-newsom-is-more-terrified-of-the-doj-investigation-than-he-wants-to-admit/