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A lawyer disclosed that the FBI infiltrated Governor Gavin Newsom's inner circle by convincing one of his allies to wear a wire and gather information. The scope and justification for the operation remain unclear.
A lawyer representing someone in Governor Gavin Newsom's orbit disclosed that the FBI convinced one of the governor's allies to wear a wire and gather intelligence on Newsom's inner circle. The details of what the FBI was investigating, how long the operation ran, and whether it was approved through normal oversight channels remain unknown. The disclosure came from the legal side, suggesting someone is now challenging what happened.
Undercover operations targeting a sitting governor's advisors are not routine. The fact that scope and justification are still murky suggests either the investigation was compartmentalized beyond normal channels or the public record on it was kept thin. Either way, this is the kind of operation that typically requires explicit legal authorization and oversight—and the initial silence around those details raises questions about whether those safeguards were followed.
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