CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Donations ‘Requested’ by Newsom Exploded as His Emergency Powers Ballooned: Big businesses gave millions to Newsom’s initiatives and were rewarded handsomely.
In 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office reported that individuals or organizations made $226 million in private donations to organizations at Newsom’s request. These “behested payments” were a record-setting haul