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Could Trump's DOJ investigation actually help Gavin Newsom?

The Department of Justice is investigating Gavin Newsom's wife, according to a person familiar with the matter, in a move the Democratic California governor blasted Monday as politically motivated.

The disclosure of the probes became the latest example of Donald Trump's Justice Department investigating people the president considers adversaries. The person familiar with the matter, however, insisted the agency's political leadership wasn't involved in opening the investigation, saying the probe was instead prompted by whistleblower reports last year.

0:00 CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten runs the numbers on Trump & Newsom 0:48 Google interest in Gavin Newsom 2:22 Enten: "This is a formula that works for Gavin Newsom" 3:49 Politico: "Newsom received what just might be the ultimate boost for any 2028 wannabe" 4:26 CNN correspondent Katelyn Polantz reports on DOJ investigation into Newsom's wife & others 5:27 Newsom reacts to DOJ investigation news 7:04 CNN legal analyst Joey Jackson explains how federal investigations work 8:48 How do perceptions of weaponized Justice Dept investigations help Newsom politically?

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