While Claiming to Fight Corruption, Newsom Solicited $340M From Special Interests for Allies

In this Just the News article, Steven Richards reports that California Gov. Gavin Newsom hypocritically rails against alleged Trump corruption while directing over $340 million in “behested payments” to political allies and his wife’s nonprofit, as federal probes target the family’s finances.

• Newsom has solicited massive donations since 2011 for causes including his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s California Partners Project, which promotes gender equality and received at least $4.4 million at his behest.
• Examples include $500,000 donations from the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria timed with Newsom’s interventions favoring their casino interests over rivals.
• Silicon Valley Bank, bailed out under Biden after Newsom’s lobbying, donated $100,000 to the nonprofit while maintaining ties to Newsom’s wineries and personal accounts.
• Blue Shield of California Foundation gave $50,000 after receiving a no-bid COVID vaccine contract from Newsom and over $20 million in total solicitations.
• The practice, legal but widely criticized as corruption in plain sight, funnels money to liberal nonprofits and allies from entities with business before the governor.
• Newsom announced he and his wife are under DOJ investigation, opened in 2022 under Biden and focused on the nonprofit and taxes, yet blames Trump for political persecution.
• Despite his anti-corruption posturing against Trump, Newsom’s actions reveal a pattern of using official power to direct funds while considering a 2028 presidential run.
• Critics like Steve Hilton call behested payments “disgusting” and promise to ban them, highlighting the double standard in Democrat ethics lectures.

Read the full story:
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/newsom-alleges-trump-corruption-while-soliciting-more-340m