California Gov. Gavin Newsom has made it clear for the last year that he wants to lead Democrats across the country in bringing a tougher fight to conservatives, especially on culture war issues where he once said his party was “getting crushed” by Republicans.
Although it was expected, the indictment by a Fulton County, Ga., grand jury of Donald Trump and 18 others is still a wrenching moment — another one — for American democracy. As with the federal indictment that also grew out of Trump’s outrageous attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president is presumed innocent until proven guilty as are the other defendants.