Newsom Designates California Sanctuary State For Fraud

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Newsom Designates California Sanctuary State For Fraud​

Politics·May 29, 2026 · BabylonBee.com

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Friday officially designating California a sanctuary state for fraud.

California lawmakers drafted bill SB.55 in response to what they considered Trump's "outrageous" attempts to enforce federal law. According to sources, the bill made it to the governor's desk in record time.

"Trump needs to know we will not stand idly by while he investigates crimes that benefit us," Newsom said at the bill signing. "Only dictators do that."

The bill signing took place at a local Quality Ospice Center in downtown Sacramento, where Newsom had a desk set up so he could mug at the cameras as he signed the bill with a defiant flourish, imagining himself to be a modern-day John Hancock.

"I am really great, and I want Trump to know that," Newsom said as he signed the largely symbolic bill that had no bearing on federal policy. "See, Trump, I can sign stuff too. How about that?"

At publishing time, the Department of Justice announced that it had launched an investigation into Newsom due to suspicion of fraud.