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- The U.S. Department of Justice is probing California Governor Gavin Newsom’s international travel funding.
- Subpoenas issued in September 2026 demand six years of records from the California State Protocol Foundation.
- The subpoenas also seek communications of aide Rebecca Prowda and former chief of staff Steve Kawa.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom called the investigation a politically motivated “fishing expedition” and blamed President Donald Trump.