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FBI Mole Wore Wire Inside Newsom's Inner Circle: Lawyer
Democrat insider and Newsom appointee Alexis Podesta secretly recorded conversations for the FBI as early as June 2024, targeting California Governor Gavin
Key takeaways
- Alexis Podesta secretly taped conversations for the FBI as early as June 2024
- The FBI cast a broad net across the Capitol community, sending notification letters to individuals who had never met the key figures
- Federal investigators have spent the past year digging into Newsom, his staff, and his wife's taxes following whistleblower tips
- Dana Williamson declined to cooperate with federal investigators because she did not have information on Newsom
Democrat insider and Newsom appointee Alexis Podesta secretly recorded conversations for the FBI as early as June 2024, targeting California Governor Gavin Newsom's inner circle. This occurred before the FBI expanded its corruption probe into Newsom and his wife. Former chief of staff Dana Williamson, who pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, tax fraud, and lying to federal agents, reportedly shared confidential information with Podesta regarding Activision Blizzard. Podesta, identified as an uncharged co-conspirator, continues to receive a $60,797 state salary while sitting on California's State Compensation Insurance Fund board.
In their words
“Alexis wore a wire, and Dana did not.”
“I don’t know how these investigations work, but it sounds like they cast a pretty broad net across the Capitol community to see what they could find.”
By the numbers
- $225,000
- Amount allegedly siphoned from a dormant campaign account
- $60,797
- State salary paid to Alexis Podesta while cooperating
- $10,000
- Monthly payments from Becerra's committee to Podesta Company
How it unfolded
- Newsom appoints Podesta to State Compensation Insurance Fund board
- Podesta secretly records conversations for the FBI
- Williamson steps down as Newsom's chief of staff
- Williamson pleads guilty to conspiracy and fraud charges
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Common questions
- What happened with Gavin Newsom?
- Alexis Podesta secretly taped conversations for the FBI as early as June 2024
- Where can I read the original report?
- Read the full report at zerohedge.
