Posted on 11/19/2025 5:52:27 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Dana Williamson, who served as California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s chief of staff from January 2023 to December 2024, faces a slew of federal charges for fraud, corruption, and obstruction, but none of those charges implicate her for wrongdoing in her capacity as Newsom’s aide. Instead, the charges allege that she stole and deceived outside of her official duties.
That prospect is threatening to rope Newsom’s entire administration into the scandal.
However, speculation is growing that Williamson also acted improperly in office — meaning that wrongdoing was taking place in the governor’s office under Newsom’s watch. That prospect is threatening to rope Newsom’s entire administration into the scandal. (RELATED: Feds Investigated Gavin Newsom During the Biden Administration, Dana Williamson’s Lawyer Alleges)
The possibility stems from the indictment’s seventh false-statement charge, which alleges that Williamson lied to federal investigators by denying that she had shared internal government information about California’s lawsuit against a major video game company. Though unnamed in the indictment, reporting by the Los Angeles Times, Politico, and the Sacramento Bee indicates that the details match the state’s discrimination and sexual harassment case against Activision Blizzard.
Both Williamson and two of her alleged co-conspirators, Greg Campbell and Alexis Podesta, were paid advisers to Activision. In Campbell’s case, the payments stacked up to $240,000 in 2023 and 2024 combined, but the amount is unknown for Williamson.
In December 2023, when Williamson was Newsom’s chief of staff, the state said that it had reached a settlement agreement with Activision for just $54 million. The New York Times called the agreement a “stunning reversal,” as the California Civil Rights Department had originally estimated that Activision’s liability was about $1 billion. “How the state agency went from accusing Activision of fostering a culture in which female employees were ‘subjected to constant sexual harassment’ to withdrawing...”
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The puke Governor is a criminal who surrounds himself with criminals so they can cover his back and take the fall when ever possible.
For your perusal.
Suspect the deception and fraud goes deep into the bowels of Grusome Newsome’s admin including himself.
Excellent. Gavin forgets women love to talk. They also usually save their own ass over their former boss’ ass.
I was just helping Gav for money with the 2028 run.......
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