Gavin Newsom solicited $340M in ‘behested payments’ from special interests, filings reveal

Fuente: New York Post

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proactive defense in the face of multiple federal investigations — the governor announced the probes while accusing President Trump of lawfare and rampant corruption — is starting to draw pushback on social media, as the California leader’s own record has frequently raised questions of pay to play. State records show Newsom has solicited more than $340 million in donations from wealthy donors and special interests — some of which have received preferential treatment and millions of dollars in state contracts — while also taking pains to prop up the political activities of his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom.