Gov Gavin Newsom stole $1.4 BILLION in April 2020 for masks he said he was buying from a Chinese BUS company. No masks ever showed up. He also received millions in PPP loans for his business’s. BTW the Chinese BUS company BYD Motors is being protected by Kevin McCarthy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/despite-national-security-concerns-gop-leader-mccarthy-blocked-bipartisan-bid-to-limit-chinas-role-in-us-transit/2019/05/21/24bb0f72-7813-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html
Amid pandemic, Newsom faces scrutiny over $1B face-mask deal
https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2020/04/california-coronavirus-face-masks-gavin-newsom-byd/
Today Newsom defended his decision to order $1.4 billion in protective equipment from a consortium that includes BYD
Documents show how China-based firm scored a $1B N95 mask contract with CA
https://nypost.com/2021/01/22/how-china-based-firm-scored-a-1b-n95-mask-contract-with-ca/
Newsom’s secretive $1-billion mask deal with Chinese automaker sparks bipartisan concerns
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-20/gavin-newsom-n95-masks-byd-chinese-company-california-legislature