SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating him, claiming the White House is “abusing the grand jury process” to target him.

The White House has not identified a specific allegation, Newsom said, but is instead conducting interviews and requesting records in efforts to identify crimes committed by the governor.

The governor’s office said federal agents in recent weeks had contacted dozens of his former employees, friends and associates, seeking records and asking to interview them. In the last week, Newsom said his wife, first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, was contacted directly at their home in Marin County.

The investigation appears to focus on Siebel Newsom, according to Newsom aides cited by The New York Times. People contacted include employees of several nonprofit organizations with ties to Siebel Newsom.

It’s unclear whether the investigation predates Newsom’s election in 2019 or if it is connected to the fraud prosecution into his former chief of staff, Dana Williamson.

Investigation efforts intensified, Newsom’s office said, after Todd Blanche became the acting head of the DOJ.

In a video posted to social media, Newsom called President Donald Trump “the most corrupt president in American history” and said he was being targeted because of his potential run for president.

“After calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate me,” Newsom said in a statement.

Trump first called for Newsom’s arrest in a June social media post.

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