Federal Probes of Newsoms Could Focus on Gifts to ‘First Partner’ Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s Gender-Focused Charity and Gender Documentary Company
- June 15, 2026
Andrew Kerr, Free Beacon
Long-running allegations of quid pro quos, ethics violations, and corruption that have swirled for years around the charities of California’s self-styled “First Partner,” Jennifer Siebel Newsom, took center stage this afternoon when her husband, Democratic governor Gavin Newsom, accused the Trump Justice Department of probing his family for political reasons.
After Newsom disclosed the existence of the federal investigations in a video message Monday, the Sacramento Bee, citing two sources familiar with the investigation, reported that there are “several” ongoing investigations into the Newsoms—focusing on Siebel Newsom’s taxes and charities—but that the probes originated from whistleblower complaints submitted to the U.S. attorney’s office in Sacramento, Calif., not from Washington, D.C.
“This is very troubling and likely warrants further investigation by authorities,” Michael Chamberlain, director of ethics watchdog Protect the Public’s Trust, told the Free Beacon in July 2025. Chamberlain said the favors Newsom performed for Graton Rancheria around the same time the tribe donated to his wife’s charity may have run afoul of California state law that requires officials to recuse themselves from matters that pose a conflict of interest.