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暴雨来袭 湖南广东等多地龙舟赛取消或延期

2026年6月20日 07:43 / 联合早报

受暴雨天气影响，中国湖南、广西、江苏多地龙舟赛取消或延期。

综合红星新闻和央视网报道，中国端午假期期间（6月19日至21日），长江中下游一带将持续多雨，多地雨势强劲，或现大暴雨到特大暴雨。

中央气象台星期五（6月19日）傍晚6时继续发布暴雨黄色预警，预计星期五晚上8时至星期六（20日）晚上8时，广东西部、广西北部、贵州南部、湖南西部和北部、湖北东南部、江西北部、安徽南部、浙江北部以及云南中南部、辽宁西部和东南部、内蒙古东部、河北东北部、新疆南部等地有大到暴雨。

据湖南省龙舟超级联赛总决赛汨罗市执行委员会办公室星期四（18日）晚间的消息，根据当前天气形势和雨水情预测，6月18日至25日将出现连续性强降雨天气。6月18日下午4时至晚上10时，汨罗市普降中等雷阵雨。鉴此，湖南省、岳阳市、汨罗市均已启动防汛IV级响应。为确保总决赛赛事安全，决定原定于星期五上午举行的200米直道赛和龙王争霸赛取消。

红星新闻也在星期五从岳阳汨罗市教体局获悉，因天气原因，并考虑到选手和观看人员安全，比赛取消，何时再举行一切以官方通报为准。

有游客告诉红星新闻，他们星期五凌晨4时从长沙开车到汨罗，专程去看龙舟比赛。到了会场听说比赛取消了，随后了解到端午期间汨罗屈子文化园举办了背诵《离骚》领取“骚客证”免门票入园活动，他们便改道去游玩。

广东阳江（江城）逆水龙舟大赛组织委员会则在星期四发布公告，受持续强降雨及上游来水影响，漠阳江西濑河段水位快速上涨，流速显著加快，水情已超出赛事安全运行阈值。经赛事组委会综合研判决定，原定于星期五举行的“阳江农商银行杯”阳江（江城）逆水龙舟大赛决赛及闭幕式，延期举办。

在广西，南宁市宾阳县、北海市合浦县、梧州市苍梧县、岑溪市水汶镇四地也相继发布通告，宣布当地龙舟赛延期举办或者取消。

Transgender former New Hampshire state representative sentenced to 33 years for child sex abuse: report

June 19, 2026 5:09pm EDT / Fox News

Stacie Marie Laughton pleaded guilty to receiving explicit images of children taken at a Massachusetts daycare

By Alexandra Koch Fox News

A transgender former New Hampshire state representative will spend more than three decades in federal prison after admitting to receiving nude photos of children at a Massachusetts daycare.

Stacie Marie Laughton, 41, of Nashua was sentenced to more than 33 years behind bars after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of children, according to a report from local outlet WCVB.

Laughton received the explicit images from his former intimate partner, Lindsay Groves, 40, of Hudson, New Hampshire, who was sentenced earlier this month to 22 years in prison, according to the report.

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Former transgender Democrat New Hampshire Rep. Stacie Marie Laughton pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children, according to the Nashua Police Department.(Nashua Police Department)

Groves, who previously pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of distribution of child pornography, was employed at the Creative Minds daycare in neighboring Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.

Authorities said that between May 2022 and June 2023, Groves took multiple photos of prepubescent children in a private bathroom during routine diaper and pull-up changes prior to nap time.

WASHINGTON STATE TEACHER CHARGED WITH INCEST AFTER ALLEGEDLY HAVING SEX WITH TWO TEENAGE BOYS SHE ADOPTED

Stacie Marie Laughton was sentenced to 33 years in prison.(Citizens Count)

Groves then sent the photos to Laughton via text message, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

A forensic review of Laughton and Groves’ cellphones uncovered more than 10,000 text messages sent between the two over a one-month period in 2023.

Court documents revealed the messages included discussions about and transfers of explicit images of children, including victims as young as 3 to 5 years old.

Lindsay Groves used her position at a daycare to take illegal photos that were later shared with Laughton, authorities said.(Nashua Police Department)

The U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed all the children in the case were identified, and their families were contacted by law enforcement.

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Hillsborough County jail officials confirmed to NH Journal that Laughton has been housed in the male population.

Creative Minds Early Learning Center and the U.S. Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.

She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.

U.S. clinches spot in World Cup knockout round with dominant 2-0 win over Australia

June 19, 2026 / 5:04 PM EDT / CBS/AP

In front of a roaring Seattle crowd, the U.S. men’s soccer team on Friday defeated Australia 2-0 in its second World Cup match, clinching a spot in the Round of 32 in the process.

Despite missing star attacking midfielder Christian Pulisic to a calf injury, the U.S. put on a spectacular performance against a gritty Australian team.

The U.S. showed that its 4-1 win over Paraguay in its opener was no fluke. From the first whistle, the U.S. took control of the game, dominating possession and putting the Socceroos on their heels.

Alex Freeman of U.S. celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team’s second goal during the World Cup against Australia at Seattle Stadium on June 19, 2026, in Seattle, Washington. MB Media / Getty Images

The U.S. opened the scoring in the 11th minute with an own goal from Australia’s Cameron Burgess, who mishandled a brilliant run and pass from U.S. forward Folarin Balogun into his own net.

“I want to be dangerous, I want to create opportunities,” Balogun said after the match. “It might not always be myself that scores, but if I can force an error that gives us the lead, then for me it’s like a goal as well. It was a special start to the game to give us the momentum.”

U.S. right back Alex Freeman — the youngest player on the team at 21 and son of Super Bowl champion Antonio Freeman — doubled the score in the 43rd minute when he put in a header off a deflected shot that rebounded off Australia’s defensive line for his first career World Cup.

The win puts the U.S. at the top of Group G with 6 points. It faces Turkey in its final match on June 25 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

“C.P. is a fantastic player — the quality and the leadership that he gives us,” said Balogun, who scored two goals in the victory over Paraguay on June 12. “We didn’t have him today, but I think you saw we’re still capable to go out there and get a result and put up a performance.”

Australia was never able to recreate the magic of its World Cup opener last week, when it shocked Turkey 2-0. Sitting on 3 points, it will likely need at least a tie in its final group match against Paraguay to ensure it goes through to the next round.

Prior to the match, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino said he wanted his team to match Australia’s intensity.

“I think we need to play on the edge of the line,” Pochettino said, “with not crossing the lines of the rules.”

The last time the Americans served as World Cup hosts in 1994, they advanced by being one of the best third-place teams. They then lost to eventual champion Brazil in their next match, which was in the round of 16.

Freeman, meanwhile, spent much of the last two years vying for a spot on the U.S. roster. He was a starter for Orlando City of Major League Soccer, but had to battle with more experienced defenders to get selected. A few months before the World Cup, he gambled on himself.

In January, Freeman accepted a move to Villarreal of La Liga, accepting a smaller role than what he enjoyed with Orlando.

Two months earlier, Freeman impressed Pochettino in his 13th international appearance, scoring two goals against Uruguay in a 5-1 victory on Nov. 18.

He made an immediate impact in the World Cup, playing all 90 minutes in the U.S. opener against Paraguay. Freeman assisted on Gio Reyna’s extra-time goal in the 4-1 victory.

6月18日，从阿曼的穆桑达姆（Musandam）看到的霍尔木兹海峡船只。 （路透社）

伊朗正在运出大量此前因美国封锁而滞留的石油，此前伊朗与华盛顿签署的一项临时和平协议，无疑是一大利好因素。

彭博社汇编的航运数据显示，本周共有11艘油轮从伊朗阿曼湾的恰巴哈尔港（Chabahar）驶出，总载油量达2000万桶。此前，美国军方阻止这些油轮驶入印度洋，以限制德黑兰获取石油收入。伊朗的大部分石油都出口至中国。

另有载着近8000万桶原油的超级油轮停泊在波斯湾，一旦交易商和船东发出指令，这些油轮便可立即启程穿越霍尔木兹海峡。

彭博社根据Vortexa数据汇编的统计显示，这些原油来自波斯湾产油国（不包括伊朗），目前装载在40艘超大型原油运输船（VLCC）上。若将较小型油轮计算在内，波斯湾储存的原油总量可能更高。去年，这一地区每天约有1500万桶原油运往亚洲市场。

美国与伊朗签署旨在恢复霍尔木兹海峡通航的临时协议后，石油业和航运业正密切关注海峡通行是否会进一步恢复。原油油轮可能成为首批尝试恢复通行的船舶。

在这40艘超级油轮中，21艘显示目的地为亚洲，其中五艘明确将中国列为目的地；另有五艘正驶向马来西亚和新加坡附近的转运枢纽。截至星期五（6月19日）上午，至少三艘油轮正以正常航速向东航行，朝霍尔木兹海峡方向前进。

大量原油重新运往亚洲，对高度依赖中东原油的亚洲买家而言是积极信号。此前战争导致供应突然中断，亚洲炼油厂被迫降低开工率，各国也动用战略储备弥补供应缺口。

George W. Bush gifts Michelle Obama a tin of Altoids at Obama Center opening in an ode to their friendship

June 19, 2026 / 4:44 PM EDT / CBS News

The friendship between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush was on display again Thursday at the Obama Presidential Center’s opening ceremony in Chicago.

Ahead of the ceremony, Bush gifted Obama a tin of Altoids in a callback to one of their viral moments at the funeral for Sen. John McCain in 2018. The former president was caught sneaking Obama what was later said to be a cough drop during the funeral.

“President Bush and I, we are forever seatmates because of protocol, that’s how we sit at all the official functions, so he is my partner in crime at every major thing where all the ‘formers’ gather,” Obama said on “Today” after the moment caught the public’s attention. “It was a simple gesture. He was getting a cough drop from Laura, and I looked over and I said, ‘Hand me a cough drop.’”

Obama called Bush “a wonderful man” and “a funny man.”

“I love him to death,” she said.

Months later, Bush recreated the moment at the funeral for his father, appearing to slip Obama a piece of candy or a mint when they shook hands.

In a recent interview with his daughter, Jenna Bush Hager, Bush referred to what he handed Obama at McCain’s funeral as an Altoid.

But whether it was a cough drop or a mint, the sentiment remains.

“It turns out the country is starved to see a White center-right Republican and an African American center-left Democrat having fun and being able to converse, not as political figures, but as citizens,” Bush said.

And the gift on Thursday appeared to be well received, with Obama smiling and holding up the tin in a photo with Bush.

Former President George W. Bush gives former first lady Michelle Obama mints ahead of the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center on June 18, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. Pablo Martinez Monsivais-Pool / Getty Images

Bush and his wife, former first lady Laura Bush, along with the other “formers” — Bill and Hillary Clinton and Joe and Jill Biden — sat with the Obamas on the stage at the presidential center ceremony Thursday.

‘Political stunt’ prosecution of ICE agent for ‘road rage’ provokes heated DHS response

June 19, 2026 4:09pm EDT / Fox News

Gregory Morgan Jr. faces two counts of second-degree assault after allegedly drawing a weapon during a traffic confrontation

By Elaine Mallon

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey questions the value of federal surge operation

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks following the end of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, asking if the federal operation’s damage was ‘worth it’ on ‘The Story.’

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The Department of Homeland Security is accusing Minnesota officials of staging a “political stunt” as federal and state authorities square off over whether an ICE agent accused of pointing a gun at motorists should be prosecuted in state or federal court.

The dispute centers on Gregory Morgan Jr., an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with two counts of second-degree assault after prosecutors said he pointed a handgun at motorists during a traffic confrontation while returning from a federal immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities.

Morgan’s attorneys, backed by federal officials, argue he is protected under legal doctrines stemming from the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes that federal law supersedes conflicting state laws. Courts have recognized that federal officers may, in certain circumstances, be shielded from state prosecution for actions taken in the course of their official duties. But Minnesota prosecutors say those protections do not apply here, arguing Morgan’s alleged conduct fell outside any legitimate federal law-enforcement function.

The case has grown into a broader fight over the legal protections afforded to federal officers. Hennepin County prosecutors are seeking to keep the matter in state court, while the federal government has joined Morgan’s effort to move it to federal court. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice filed a notice seeking to have Senior Trial Attorney Paul Quast appear on behalf of the United States in the case.

“These actions by Minnesota sanctuary politicians are nothing more than a political stunt,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement. “States do not have the authority to charge a federal law enforcement officer while performing his official duties.”

COLORADO DA PURSUES ASSAULT CHARGE AGAINST FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER, DHS CONDEMNS ‘POLITICAL STUNT’

Protesters hold a large anti-ICE sign outside the Henry Bishop Whipple Federal building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 18, 2026, during demonstrations against immigration enforcement called “Operation Metro Surge.”(Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

The statement came as Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s office urged a federal judge to reject Morgan’s request to transfer the case out of Minnesota state court.

In filings submitted this week, prosecutors argued Morgan is attempting to “transform his moment of road rage — committed on a state highway against Minnesota victims — into a federal enforcement action.”

The filing, submitted by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office along with the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and the Washington Litigation Group, contends there is no meaningful connection between the alleged assault and Morgan’s responsibilities as an ICE agent.

According to prosecutors, Morgan’s authority to arrest and detain individuals suspected of violating immigration laws did not extend to confronting motorists on a Minnesota highway.

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Federal immigration agents toss tear gas during a house raid in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 13, 2026, amid a crackdown on undocumented immigrants under Operation Metro Surge.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

“There is no evidence of any job-related circumstance requiring the defendant to rush to his destination or to drive on the highway shoulder to get there,” the filing states. “It was the defendant’s decision to drive illegally on the shoulder to avoid the inconvenience of rush-hour traffic, and to draw and point his firearm at motorists who got in his way.”

Morgan’s attorney, Ryan Pacyga, filed the removal petition last week, arguing the alleged conduct occurred while Morgan was performing federal law enforcement duties and that both he and his partner feared “imminent bodily harm” during the encounter.

According to court records, Morgan was returning to the Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling on Feb. 5 after participating in Operation Metro Surge when the incident occurred on Highway 62 near the Interstate 35W interchange.

Prosecutors say Morgan and another ICE agent were driving on the highway shoulder during rush hour when a Cadillac moved over and blocked their path. Authorities allege Morgan then pulled alongside the vehicle, drew a handgun and pointed it at the occupants.

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The Department of Homeland Security arrested seven more criminal illegal immigrants, including “pedophiles, gang members and drug traffickers,” during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, the agency said on Friday.(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

One of the motorists called 911 and reported that a man had aimed a Glock at his face, while both occupants later told investigators they feared for their safety. Morgan was charged with two counts of second-degree assault and was released after posting $100,000 bail.

Morgan’s case is not the only prosecution stemming from Operation Metro Surge.

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Moriarty’s office later charged another ICE agent, Christian Castro, with multiple assault counts in connection with the alleged shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis, an incident that sparked protests in north Minneapolis.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Justice Department, Moriarty’s office and Pacyga for comment.

Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.

美国情报：以色列不会停止打击黎巴嫩真主党

2026年6月20日 07:17 / 联合早报

以色列驻美大使莱特6月19日说，以色列承诺立即停火，但以军将继续驻扎在黎巴嫩南部，并表示以色列绝不会在安全问题上做出任何妥协。 （路透社）

美国官员透露，根据美国最新的情报报告，尽管美国与伊朗达成的停火谅解备忘录明确要求停止在黎巴嫩的战斗，以色列总理内坦亚胡仍可能继续对黎巴嫩真主党采取军事行动。

《纽约时报》报道，内坦亚胡在国内面临巨大压力，要求他继续采取行动，以应对真主党对以色列北部持续不断的袭击。美国官员称，即使这些军事行动会阻碍美伊之间的谈判，以色列也极有可能继续进行。美伊谈判旨在解决伊朗核问题，并争取达成一项永久的和平协议。

获伊朗资助的真主党，是黎巴嫩一支强大的民兵组织和政治团体。以色列视真主党为重大威胁，以色列官员认为，绝对不能对这些袭击置之不理。

美伊停火谅解备忘录在以色列非常不受欢迎。这项谅解备忘录要求包括黎巴嫩在内全线立即停火，以色列不是谅解备忘录的签约方。

以色列国内评论人士批评谅解备忘录未能解决伊朗导弹问题，还要求美军撤离，更重要的是限制了以色列在黎巴嫩的军事行动。

美伊签署谅解备忘录后，原定星期五（6月19日）在瑞士启动的后续谈判临时取消，以色列方面随后表示同意立即停火。

以色列驻美国大使莱特当天说，以色列承诺立即停火，并“停止在黎巴嫩的一切进攻行动。但他坚称，以色列军队将继续驻扎在黎巴嫩南部，并称以色列绝不会在安全问题上做出任何妥协。

莱特的这番话是对停火的首次公开确认，但他同时暗示，如果以方认为出现了违反停火的行为或面临威胁，仍将会采取行动。

Judge blocks DOJ from releasing Biden’s conversations with biographer for 3 weeks

2026-06-19T16:47:00-0400 / CBS News

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Updated on: June 19, 2026 / 6:15 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Justice Department from giving a conservative think tank a redacted transcript and recordings of former President Joe Biden’s decade-old conversations with his biographer, Mark Zwonitzer.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich granted Biden’s request for an injunction to give a federal appeals court a chance to decide whether to take action on the case, effectively delaying her own order from earlier in the day. She said her order will remain in place for three weeks.

Earlier Friday, Friedrich had denied Biden’s bid to stop the Justice Department from disclosing the material to the Heritage Foundation. The judge said Biden’s privacy interests in the case are mitigated by “extensive redactions” by the Justice Department.

The government had agreed to delay the release of the material to the Heritage Foundation until 5 p.m. Friday.

“Biden has not identified any public harm that would arise absent an injunction in this case,” Friedrich wrote in a 26-page decision. “And, as with the Department’s FOIA balancing discussed above, the harm to Biden’s diminished privacy interest is outweighed by the public’s interest in the Zwonitzer materials and FOIA’s ‘policy of broad disclosure of Government documents in order to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society.’”

On the heels of Friedrich’s decision, Biden’s lawyers filed an emergency motion asking the judge to block the disclosure of the transcript and tapes to the Heritage Foundation while it appeals her decision — a motion Friedrich later granted.

“This Court should grant an injunction pending appeal to prevent an irreversible change in the status quo,” they wrote. “President Biden’s motion for a preliminary injunction raises serious legal questions, and the disclosure of his private conversations cannot be undone. The resulting damage to his privacy and to weighty law enforcement interests will be permanent.”

The dispute over Biden’s discussions stems from a Freedom of Information Act request that the Heritage Foundation filed in March 2024. The group sought records that former special counsel Robert Hur relied on to write specific portions of his report on Biden’s handling of sensitive government records, which included passages referring to the former president’s recorded conversations with Zwonitzer in 2016 and 2017.

The interviews were used for Biden’s 2017 memoir, “Promise Me, Dad.”

Hur’s report referenced the former president’s “diminished faculties and faulty memory” shown in Zwonitzer’s recordings, and called Biden’s recorded conversations with his ghostwriter “painfully slow, with Mr. Biden struggling to remember events and straining at times to read and relay his own notebook entries.”

While the Justice Department initially withheld the audio tapes and most of the written transcripts, citing certain FOIA exemptions, the department under President Trump said it intended to disclose the material to Congress and the Heritage Foundation.

Biden moved to intervene and asked the court to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the disclosure. He also filed a separate lawsuit last month that seeks to block the release of the audio files to the House Judiciary Committee. The judge overseeing that case has yet to rule on Biden’s effort to prevent the disclosure to lawmakers.

In her decision in the Heritage Foundation case, Friedrich wrote that the department “made substantial redactions to the audio and transcripts since its earlier stance in opposition to release.”

The material, she said, does not mention sensitive topics like illness or death, nor any private people, including members of Biden’s family. Friedrich said the case involves an “unusually strong public interest” in the release of the conversations.

“In short, this case presents a confluence of significant public disclosures of prosecutorial decision-making, explicit reliance on particular records, and the statements of a high-profile public figure to support the Department’s decision,” she wrote.

The former president had argued that his conversations with Zwonitzer were never intended to be shared broadly. He said the Justice Department has the recordings only because of Hur’s investigation, which resulted in no charges.

Hur said in his report that while the investigation uncovered evidence that Biden “willfully retained and disclosed classified material” after his vice presidency, the evidence didn’t establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

“It is not ordinary for the Department to abandon its duty to protect law enforcement records containing sensitive personal information, instead offering them up to political operatives,” Biden’s lawyers wrote in a May filing.

美媒：特朗普特使正前往瑞士与伊朗谈判

2026年6月20日 07:25 / 联合早报

1月22日，美国在瑞士达沃斯世界经济论坛上启动“和平委员会”，威特科夫（左）和库什纳（右）在现场。 （路透社）

美国新闻网Axios星期五（6月19日）引述一名美国官员的话报道，美国总统特朗普的特使威特科夫正前往瑞士，与伊朗就潜在的核协议举行首轮会谈。

报道称，特朗普的女婿库什纳已经身在瑞士。

美国和伊朗签署谅解备忘录后，原定星期五（6月19日）在瑞士启动的后续谈判在最后一刻取消，令停战前景蒙上阴影。不过同天较迟时候，以色列与黎巴嫩真主党同意停火，事态似乎又朝正面发展。

Schiff silent on Biden-era Newsom probe report as California AG claims DOJ ‘weaponization’

June 19, 2026 5:21pm EDT / Fox News

Sources say the investigation has been ongoing since 2025 and was not opened by Washington

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WATCH: California AG defends Newsom’s DOJ ‘weaponization’ claim, Schiff ducks question

California Attorney General Rob Bonta backed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s accusations against Trump after being pressed on reports that the federal probe may have originated outside Trump’s DOJ leadership. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta doubled down on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claims that the Trump administration is weaponizing the Justice Department after being pressed on reports that the federal probe involving Newsom and his wife originated in California and was not opened by the Trump Administration in Washington, D.C.

“I know what I’ve concluded is that this is highly dubious — there’s no trust in it,” Bonta said. “This is someone who’s weaponized the U.S. DOJ time and time again. I think he’s doing it now.”

Newsom took to X on Monday to publicly announce his uncovering that he and his wife, Jen Siebel Newsom are being investigated by the DOJ, claiming President Donald Trump directed the DOJ to investigate them and that they’ve joined “Donald Trump’s hit list.”

GAVIN NEWSOM CLAIMS TRUMP ORDERED DOJ PROBE TARGETING HIM AND HIS WIFE

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks next to his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom at the California Democratic Party Headquarters in Sacramento after the state’s special election on Proposition 50 on Nov. 4, 2025.(Fred Greaves/Reuters)

He is also widely claiming that Trump is targeting him because of recent speculation of Newsom as a promising 2028 presidential bid.

“Newsom is the governor for the biggest state, the bluest state in the nation, the fourth largest economy in the world,” Bonta said “Everyone knows that he could be president of the United States. So you put that situational awareness and context into this, and what do you conclude?”

Bonta told Fox News Digital that Trump has “weaponized” the Justice Department, saying it has shifted from pursuing criminal prosecutions to conducting “political persecutions against political enemies.”

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday announced charges against 21 people suspected of participating in a massive hospice fraud ring.(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

He also claimed that Trump ordered former Attorney General Pam Bondi “to go after his political enemies.”

“If that doesn’t destroy trust and make you doubt the intent behind this probe, I don’t know what else I can tell you,” Bonta said.

Bonta claimed Trump has used the DOJ to commit “political persecution” of his enemies, including a specific reference to “shifty Schiff.”

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., declined to answer questions from Fox News Digital about reports that the probe was opened by federal prosecutors in California rather than the administration in Washington.

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Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., appears on “Meet the Press” in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5, 2025.(Shannon Finney/NBC) via Getty Images)

Sources familiar told Fox News that the investigation has been ongoing since 2025 and that the probe is based on whistleblower complaints related to Newsom and his wife’s personal finances. The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento.

A source also said that Washington was not involved in the decision to open the probe, according to the Associated Press.

An investigation launched last year under then-President Joe Biden resulted in corruption charges against Newsom’s former chief of staff, Dana Williamson. She pleaded guilty to lying about sharing internal information with a former associate. Newsom was not involved in the probe personally. It is reported that Newsom’s office believes the Trump administration’s federal investigators widened the efforts of the probe to also look into Newsom.

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The Governor’s office announced on Monday that it filed a public records request to the DOJ seeking documents that mention Newsom or his wife during Trump’s second term, including messages to and from Justice Department leaders.

Fox News’ David Spunt, Jake Gibson and Olivia Palombo contributed to this story.

Hannah is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.