California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters in Stockton, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed on May 27 to confiscate through a 100 percent tax all payouts to state residents from President Donald Trump’s anti-weaponization settlement fund.
“Anyone from California that receives any of those funds, we want to tax 100 percent,” Newsom said during a press conference, calling the settlement a “slush fund.”
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