Fact check: Leaked texts expose Trump administration's political targeting of Governor Newsom.

Verdict: mostly true — Trust Score 79/100

The post accurately reports on the recent revelation of court documents and internal text messages from federal agents, which describe an immigration operation near Governor Gavin Newsom's August 14, 2025, redistricting rally as a "political agenda" and a "stunt." Governor Newsom's X post, included in the content, where he states that Trump's immigration agents were ordered to target the rally, is also confirmed by 5 sources.

mostly true verification card — Trust Score 79/100
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instagram
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Original post
https://www.instagram.com/p/DbY8NLBEtRj/?igsh=b3c3aDA4dDcwMW52
Verified on
July 31, 2026
Verification ID
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Original content reviewed

Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @cagovernor --- Caption/Description --- This is blatant authoritarianism. --- Carousel/Slides (3 items) --- Slide 1 (image): Text: LEAKED TEXTS EXPOSE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S POLITICAL TARGETING OF GOVERNOR NEWSOM Slide 2 (image): Text: FEDERAL AGENTS CALLED THE IMMIGRATION RAID OUTSIDE GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S REDISTRICTING RALLY IN 2025 "A POLITICAL AGENDA" Received 6/15/2025 6:59:52.000 PM Gavin Newsom was holding a press conference, so they decided to March from the federal building to where the press conference was. They arrested a couple people outside and just stood around to get media attention. I think Bovino made a couple statements then they left and walked back to the Fed building Received 8/14/2025 9:29:19.000 PM They essentially raided the Newsom press conferences Received 8/14/2025 9:35:30.000 PM We got pulled off the HD and car wash to run this stunt 8/14/2025 9:38:08.000 PM That was just a political agenda SOURCE PLATFORM: unclear Slide 3 (image): Text: Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor Trump's own immigration agents admit it: they were ordered to target last summer's redistricting rally in LA. Use federal law enforcement to target political opponents. Politicize the Department of Justice. Defy court orders. That is blatant authoritarianism, ordered by Trump. SOURCE PLATFORM: X/Twitter Published: 2026-07-29T20:10:12.000Z ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @cagovernor --- Caption/Description --- This is blatant authoritarianism. Published: 2026-07-29T20:10:12.000Z

Claims analyzed (4)

  1. verified: Leaked texts expose Trump administration's political targeting of Governor Newsom.
    Multiple news outlets reported on July 29-30, 2026, about newly released federal court documents and internal text messages from Homeland Security Investigations personnel. These documents reveal that agents described an immigration raid outside Governor Newsom's August 14, 2025, press conference as a "political agenda" and a "stunt," corroborating Newsom's claims of political targeting.
  2. verified: Federal agents called the immigration raid outside Governor Newsom's redistricting rally in 2025 'a political agenda'.
    Newly released federal court documents and internal text messages from Homeland Security Investigations personnel confirm that agents described the August 14, 2025, immigration raid near Governor Newsom's press conference as "a political agenda" and a "stunt."
  3. mostly true: This post was posted by Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) on X.
    News reports from July 29, 2026, explicitly mention Governor Gavin Newsom posting this statement on X (formerly Twitter) in response to the newly released court documents. The screenshot in the post matches the reported content and attribution.
  4. mostly true: Trump's own immigration agents admit it: they were ordered to target last summer's redistricting rally in LA. Use federal law enforcement to target political opponents. Politicize the Department of Justice. Defy court orders. That is blatant authoritarianism, ordered by Trump.
    This is a direct quote from Governor Gavin Newsom's X post, which has been confirmed by news reports to have been posted on July 29, 2026, in response to the newly revealed court documents. The underlying factual premise that agents described the operation as a "political agenda" is supported by the leaked texts.

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