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'Do you mind pausing?' CNN host shuts down MAGA guest smearing Gavin Newsom's wife
Power Uses Rumor, Then Calls It InquiryWhat the Source Actually ShowsGov. Gavin Newsom said he and his wife were under federal investigation and accused Donald Trump of using the Justice Department against his family for politics. On CNN, Penny Young Nance responded by floating an unverified claim that Jennifer Siebel Newsom and the Representation Project had pocketed $3.7 million. Audie Cornish interrupted to stop the allegation from hardening into broadcast fact. Chuck Rocha then recast the whole scene as campaign strategy: Newsom, in his view, was turning himself into a victim on…
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