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(172 posts) Thu Nov 13, 2025, 08:36 PM Nov 13

Gavin Newsom's ex-chief of staff charged with corruption [View all]

Source: MSNBC

The California Democratic Party is reeling from the arrest of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff in a corruption case involving a top aide to former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

Neither the term-limited governor nor Becerra, who is running to succeed Newsom, is accused of wrongdoing.

Both have spent the past day distancing themselves from the investigation into Dana Williamson, a longtime political strategist who was Newsom’s chief of staff from early 2023 to November 2024, and Sean McCluskie, who was Becerra’s chief of staff at HHS and his top deputy when Becerra was the state’s attorney general.

Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/shows/top-stories/blog/rcna243715

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Gavin Newsom's ex-chief of staff charged with corruption [View all] GJGCA Nov 13 OP

IS the CDP reeling, MSNBC? Putting your typical corporate taint on a great Democrat, aren't you. ancianita Nov 13 #1

you feel the term 'reeling' is way over the top? stopdiggin Nov 13 #3

Yes. And I said why. Mostly I'm annoyed. ancianita Nov 13 #4

because when top level people (inhabiting EITHER party) are indicted for corruption and fraud stopdiggin Nov 13 #5

I get it. Okay, one guy was arrested. That's it. And no, NOT a top level person "inhabiting" the party. ancianita Friday #7

It's a big deal. (whether you assign it that status or not) And there's a WHOLE lot of people tonight stopdiggin Friday #8

That's what MSNBC wants you to think. That any one Democratic legal problem is a big deal is what ALL ancianita Saturday #9

every rag in the state (and the majority across the country) are reporting on this 'scandal' stopdiggin Saturday #10

If association with corrupt individuals taints Republicans, why wouldn't it taint Democrats? Nt Fiendish Thingy Nov 13 #6

Time to cast a wide Aviation Pro Nov 13 #2