Radical California Governor Gavin Newsom has vowed to impose a 100 percent tax on any payouts that California residents receive from President Donald Trump’s new $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund.
The fund, established by the Department of Justice as part of the settlement in Trump’s massive lawsuit against the IRS over the unlawful leaking of his tax returns, exists to compensate Americans who were targeted, harassed, and abused through lawfare and government weaponization.
Newsom doesn’t care. He wants every dime clawed back by the state.
During a press conference Wednesday, Newsom declared: “Anyone from California that receives any of those funds, we want to tax 100 percent of those proceeds.” He dismissed the entire effort as a “slush fund.”
WATCH:
Q: “The ‘slush fund’ that you mentioned. Are you looking to take any action on it?”
@CAgovernor Gavin Newsom: “Anyone from California that receives any of those funds, we want to tax 100% of those proceeds. And that’s an action the State of California can take.” pic.twitter.com/MvXo7TY0o6— CSPAN (@cspan) May 27, 2026
On social media, he framed it even more crudely, calling it “Trump’s January 6 slush fund” and claiming people who assault cops don’t deserve a taxpayer-funded payday.
Newsom wrote:
“Capitol police attacked on January 6th are suing to stop the slush fund.
35 retired judges filed a motion to stop the “unprecedentedly fraudulent” slush fund.
It’s a sick misuse of taxpayer money and California will make sure no one in our state gets a dime.”
Capitol police attacked on January 6th are suing to stop the slush fund.
35 retired judges filed a motion to stop the “unprecedentedly fraudulent” slush fund.
It’s a sick misuse of taxpayer money and California will make sure no one in our state gets a dime. pic.twitter.com/nK2CZ1PvSA
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) May 28, 2026
States cannot selectively confiscate or tax federal compensation payments in this discriminatory manner simply because they dislike the policy or the recipients. This is raw political retaliation dressed up as tax policy.
Newsom is openly coordinating with other Democrat-run states.
Similar 100 percent tax bills are moving in New York and New Jersey. It is a coordinated blue-state effort to obstruct justice and protect the architects of past lawfare, according to Politico.
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