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Mockery abounds over Newsom-DOJ revelation: 'Congrats to his fundraiser'
When the Justice Department Becomes a Personal Message MachineThe Story Beneath the NoiseCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Justice Department, acting under Donald Trump’s direction, has opened an investigation touching him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and has contacted people and organizations connected to her. The article then pivots quickly into social-media reactions, Trump insults, and speculation about Newsom’s 2028 prospects.That pivot is the tell. The institutional question is not whether X users are angry. The question is whether the federal government is being used to…
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