Gavin Newsom accuses Trump of directing Justice Department to investigate him

California ⁠Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of directing the Justice Department to undertake a politically motivated investigation of him and his wife.

“Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean tweets,” Newsom said in a ‌video statement posted to social media.

“He’s coming after me because I am considering running for President.”

The Justice Department and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Newsom said federal agents had in recent days been knocking on the door of members of his family, friends and former employees, demanding records and digging through ⁠years-old documents.

“Not because they found a crime. Because they are simply trying to find one,” he ‌said. Speaking directly to Trump in the social media video, Newsom said: “You can subpoena my records. You can investigate me. You can harass me. Put my name ‌on every and any enemy’s list you have but leave my wife and ⁠family out of ⁠your personal vendetta.”