Gavin Newsom says Trump DOJ investigation won’t have chilling impact on 2028 run: ‘Quite the contrary’

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Sivak, D. (2026, October 17). Gavin Newsom says Trump DOJ investigation won’t have chilling impact on 2028 run: ‘Quite the contrary’. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/4769820/gavin-newsom-trump-doj-impact-2028/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-17 · by David Sivak

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Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California, stated during a campaign event in Nashua, New Hampshire, that an ongoing Justice Department investigation into his wife will not discourage him from running for president in 2028. Instead, he believes it could strengthen his resolve and provide him with a better understanding of how government agencies are used as political tools.
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On October 17, 2026, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) stated that an investigation by the Justice Department into his wife would not deter him from running for president in 2028. Speaking at a campaign event in Nashua, New Hampshire, Newsom said the inquiry actually makes him more resilient and underscores his understanding of what he perceives as the weaponization of government institutions like the DOJ, FBI, and IRS. Despite the investigation, Newsom believes it will have no chilling effect on his presidential ambitions and may even strengthen his resolve to run in 2028.

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David Sivak
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2026-10-17 · mixed framing · Gavin Newsom says Trump DOJ investigation won’t have chilling impact on 2028 run: ‘Quite the contrary’
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“Quite the contrary, it makes me more resilient, what he’s doing, because I now have a deeper understanding, intimate understanding of the weaponization of what’s going on in this country, what’s going on at the DOJ, what’s going on at the FBI, what’s going on in the IRS,” Newsom said at a campaign event in Nashua, New Hampshire.
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🔮 Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said the Justice Department’s investigation into his wife won’t make him any less likely to run for president in 2028, and suggested it might even harden his resolve.
2026-10-17 · Washington Examiner
Gavin Newsom says Trump DOJ investigation won’t have chilling impact on 2028 run: ‘Quite the contrary’ · mixed framing

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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said the Justice Department’s investigation into his wife won’t make him any less likely to run for president in 2028, and suggested it might even harden his resolve. uncertain
it → say → resolve
“Quite the contrary, it makes me more resilient, what he’s doing, because I now have a deeper understanding, intimate understanding of the weaponization of what’s going on in this country, what’s going on at the DOJ, what’s going on at the FBI, what’s going on in the IRS,” Newsom said at a campaign event in Nashua, New Hampshire. asserted
Newsom → make → Nashua
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