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“Fool’s Gold” authors Jedd McFatter and Susan Crabtree discuss Gavin Newsom’s Chinese connections

In an interview with Carl Higbie of NewsmaxTV, Susan Crabtree and Jedd McFatter talk about their new book, Fool’s Gold. They reveal how Newsom’s ChinaSF nonprofit opened doors for corrupt Chinese firms, such as ZNL Properties, which then bribed his allies and donated to his campaign. From self-funding a $97K bust to cleaning San Francisco

JFK Files released: Seamus Bruner offers a quick analysis on Real America’s Voice program

On the American Sunrise program, GAI Research Director ⁨Seamus Bruner reviewed newly declassified JFK assassination files—80,000 documents just released from the National Archives. Are there any earth-shattering revelations? Has key information been buried for decades? Bruner analyzes the files and questions why they remained classified for so long. He also discusses with the host and

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Gavin Newsom’s Secrets Exposed by ‘Fool’s Gold’

David Harris Jr., host of Newsmax’2’s The Pulse interview program, welcomed co-authors Susan Crabtree and Jedd McFatter, who just published their book, Fool’s Gold. McFatter, a research director at GAI, reveals Gavin Newsom secretly funded his $97K San Francisco statue with his own companies’ cash, masked as donor gifts. Crabtree slams Newsom’s performative reign—PG&E’s $2.5M

Eric Eggers joins David Harris Jr. to talk DOGE, DC wealth, and waste

GAI Vice President Eric Eggers joined Newsmax2’s David Harris Jr. to discuss the backlash of the DC “swamp”’s backlash ” to Elon Musk and DOGE’s $105B waste-cutting spree. Musk accuses left-wing donors like George Soros, Reid Hoffman, and the ActBlue fundraising organization of funding Tesla vandalism. President Donald Trump has vowed to label those culprits

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Fools Gold: Newsom’s Bailouts, Beijing, and Broken California Dream | 3.16.25

Fool’s Gold has already made an impression on the national discourse around the state (in both senses) of California. On the weekend edition of MorningWire, a daily podcast, the new book’s co-authors Jedd McFatter of GAI and Susan Crabtree of RealClearPolitics peel back the curtain on Governor Gavin Newsom’s controversial ties to PG&E, Communist China,

Fool’s Gold: California Gov. Gavin Newsom tries to shrug off details of how his own companies paid for his own statue.

GAI Research Director Jedd McFatter, co-author of a new book revealing corruption in California politics, responded to comments made about the book by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Fool’s Gold has already generated headlines since its March 11 release. Reporters seized on the details of a scheme thoroughly documented in the book of how Gavin Newsom

“California Dream is as good as dead”

In this interview with The Hill Susan Crabtree, co-author of Fool’s Gold, a new book she co-wrote with GAI’s Jedd McFatter, declares the California Dream dead under Democratic rule. Crabtree, a California resident and senior correspondent for RealClearPolitics, blames Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and Nancy Pelosi for wildfires, homelessness, drug deaths, and crime, spotlighting Newsom’s

Fool’s Gold discussed on Vince Coglianese show

On March 10, Vince Coglianese, the new host of the former Dan Bongino show, interviewed Susan Crabtree about the book, Fool’s Gold, that she co-authored with GAI’s Jedd McFatter. The book exposes the corrupt reasons for California’s decline under Democratic elites such as Gavin Newsom. She highlights Newsom’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party, detailing