California Governor Gavin Newsom continues his colorful public campaign attacking President Donald Trump’s reputation and behavior, this time launching a page on the state’s website that supposedly “tracks Trump’s top 10 criminal cronies,” a list on which the world of cryptocurrencies features prominently.
The state’s own website includes the new page, with comments from Newsom: “Trump is a criminal who surrounds himself with scammers and drug dealers,” he is quoted as saying. “We are providing the public with a resource that puts the facts in one place so Californians and all Americans can see who they elevate and who they protect.”
The site, which otherwise seeks to make clear that crime levels in California have decreased, includes sections on former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, whom Trump pardoned in October; Ross Ulbricht, the Silk Road founder whom Trump pardoned in his first month in office; and the co-founders of BitMEX, whom Trump pardoned in May. It includes stylized mugshots of notables, including Trump, with a “FELON” stamp stamped on each one.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the site.
Newsom has been gaining national prominence as he continues to mock, often tongue-in-cheek, the president on social media, and the governor is widely considered a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender.
