{"id":21984,"date":"2025-11-08T21:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=21984"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:58:43","slug":"judge-allows-lawsuit-alleging-newsom-aided-anti-semitic-campaign-to-proceed-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=21984","title":{"rendered":"Judge Allows Lawsuit Alleging Newsom Aided Anti-Semitic Campaign To Proceed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container fullwidth-featured-area-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2243402084-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2243402084-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2243402084-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2243402084-1-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2243402084-1-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2243402084-1-1536x913.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"951\" data-main-img=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">\u00a0Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content container\">\n<div id=\"main-content-row\" class=\"tie-row main-content-row\">\n<div class=\"main-content tie-col-md-8 tie-col-xs-12\" role=\"main\">\n<article id=\"the-post\" class=\"container-wrapper post-content tie-standard\">\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>This article may contain commentary<br \/>\nwhich reflects the author&#8217;s opinion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ns-buttons ns-inline large ns-no-print\">\n<div class=\"ns-buttons-wrapper ns-align-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A California judge ruled Friday that a wrongful termination lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom and one of his top appointees can move forward, clearing the way for potentially damaging discovery ahead of the governor\u2019s expected 2028 presidential bid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Brigadier General Jeffrey Magram, once a top commander in the California National Guard, alleges Newsom \u201cfacilitated and ratified\u201d an anti-Semitic campaign that led to his ouster in 2022, The Washington Free Beacon\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/california\/lawsuit-alleging-gavin-newsom-facilitated-anti-semitic-campaign-against-national-guard-commander-headed-to-trial-judge-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign, Magram says, was orchestrated by Adjutant General Matthew Beevers \u2014 a Newsom appointee accused of referring to a Jewish subordinate as a \u201ckike\u201d lawyer during a private conversation with another state official.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Sacramento Superior Court judge Richard K. Sueyoshi rejected the Newsom administration\u2019s motion to dismiss most of Magram\u2019s lawsuit, allowing six of eight counts to proceed. The ruling will force state officials to hand over documents and sit for depositions that Magram says have been stonewalled since he filed suit in January.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1986799570488111334&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fjudge-campaign-96532%2F&amp;sessionId=b96fc5358e5a62b550c2ba330fda3f6c314e5304&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1986799570488111334\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is a victory for accountability,\u201d Magram told the\u00a0<em>Washington Free Beacon.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cWe are very much looking forward to the facts coming out in this case and for the truth to be heard by all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Magram claims he was targeted after defending a fellow Jewish officer from Beevers\u2019s alleged slurs and harassment. He says he repeatedly warned the governor\u2019s office in letters that Beevers was waging a \u201cpersonal vendetta\u201d driven by \u201cbigoted beliefs,\u201d but Newsom ignored his pleas and later approved his termination.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1986844539798135003&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fjudge-campaign-96532%2F&amp;sessionId=b96fc5358e5a62b550c2ba330fda3f6c314e5304&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1986844539798135003\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Magram\u2019s firing cost the state one of its most experienced firefighting leaders at a time when wildfires were tearing through large parts of California, according to the\u00a0<em>Free Beacon.<\/em>\u00a0His personnel file contains repeated commendations for saving lives and managing major disaster responses.<\/p>\n<p>The Newsom administration has consistently defended Beevers. In December 2022, the governor ordered an investigation into allegations that Beevers called Major General Jay Coggan a \u201ckike\u201d lawyer. The inquiry was closed weeks later by the California Military Department Inspector General, citing a technicality \u2014 Baldwin, the official who heard the remark, had not filed a written complaint with himself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1882467779753976089&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fjudge-campaign-96532%2F&amp;sessionId=b96fc5358e5a62b550c2ba330fda3f6c314e5304&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1882467779753976089\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, Beevers was later promoted to lead the California National Guard in May 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom spokesman Izzy Gardon told the\u00a0<em>Free Beacon<\/em>\u00a0last year that the anti-Semitism allegations \u201cwere thoroughly and independently investigated \u2026 and were found to be fully unsubstantiated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beevers has justified Magram\u2019s dismissal by citing a 2021 U.S. Air Force inspector general report that accused the general of misusing subordinates for personal errands. Magram calls the report flawed and politically motivated, noting that he was on official orders during most of the alleged incidents and that key witnesses had conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<p>Beevers wrote in a June 2022 memo that the report caused him to \u201close faith\u201d in Magram\u2019s leadership. But years of officer performance reviews tell a different story \u2014 describing Magram as a dedicated commander whose actions repeatedly \u201csaved lives\u201d and bolstered California\u2019s wildfire response.<\/p>\n<p>The case now heads into the discovery phase, where Newsom\u2019s communications and internal records may be subpoenaed. Political analysts say the timing could prove perilous for a governor preparing for a national campaign built around competence, unity, and progressive leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-feed-container render-late-effect tbl-feed-frame-DIVIDER\" data-feed-container-num=\"1\" data-feed-main-container-id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails\" data-parent-placement-name=\"Below Article Thumbnails\" data-pub-lang=\"en\">\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails-sca1\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_above-the-feed-premium-card-fp-delta pad-down above-the-feed-placement\" data-card-index=\"1\" data-placement-name=\"Below Article Thumbnails | Injected 1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails-pl1\" class=\"tbl-feed-card trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbs-feed-01-a-delta\" data-card-index=\"1\" data-placement-name=\"Below Article Thumbnails | Card 1\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_2764721873\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbs-feed-01-a-delta trc-content-sponsored\">\n<div id=\"outer_2764721873\" class=\"trc_rbox_outer\">\n<div id=\"rbox-t2v\" class=\"trc_rbox_div trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div id=\"internal_trc_2764721873\">\n<div class=\"videoCube trc_spotlight_item origin-default textItem thumbnail_top videoCube_1_child syndicatedItem trc-first-recommendation trc-spotlight-first-recommendation trc_excludable\" data-item-id=\"~~V1~~3810759270431281233~~zU8ocXdlQjL66Uu0aLeVEFfYWwcbv_VbMoHiCCeQ8xLe83s9VLZeHZSw7u20SqiQm0gAG9_4DEcjenAf0VAM-rUFsjQ3DKWlcYMxYdXjS-ePF8C2yPvlmbo_NIFLjI3J1cTA7c4YyVLp1OZJwq262mFlBNqairG8t7AJHgS3jpJ8BNMVGPNcn9ZBvKI54gw4\" data-item-title=\"Neuropathy is not from Low Vitamin B. 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