{
  "id": 6965468,
  "title": "Trump’s DOJ Is Reportedly Investigating Gavin Newsom’s Travel Funding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/trumps-doj-is-reportedly-investigating-gavin-newsoms-travel-funding",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T18:01:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/gavin-newsom-justice-department-investigation-funding-travel-subpoenas/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Justice Department is reportedly investigating Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, according to subpoenas reviewed by the San Francisco Standard. The focus of the investigation is Newsom's international travel and how it was paid for. These subpoenas, issued earlier this month, order six years of records from a nonprofit that funded the governor's travel. They also seek internal communications among Newsom's current and former aides and associates. The federal probes into Newsom's circle reportedly began at least a year ago. In June, Newsom claimed the probe was a politically motivated \"fishing expedition,\" suggesting the Trump administration was targeting him because he was considering a presidential bid in 2028. Federal agents have reportedly been visiting family friends and former employees of Newsom's in recent days, not because they found a crime, but because they are trying to find one. Newsom's office has stated that the governor went after the president, and as he warned in June, the \"tyrant is now coming after everyone around him.\"",
  "summary": "The Justice Department’s probe into Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is related to his international travel and how it was paid for, according to subpoenas reviewed by the San Francisco Standard in a story on Saturday. These subpoenas were reportedly issued earlier this month and order six years of records from […]",
  "key_points": [
    "DOJ investigating Gavin Newsom's travel funding",
    "Subpoenas seek six years of records, internal communications",
    "Newsom claims probe politically motivated"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}