Authors Susan Crabtree and GAI’s Jedd McFatter revealed how deep the connections are between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Chinese Communist Party in an appearance on Chanel Rion’s “Fine Point” program recently.
A new book review for the Washington Examiner calls FOOL’S GOLD: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All, “a gripping expose of California’s entrenched political machine.” In their new book, investigative journalists Susan Crabtree and GAI research director Jedd McFatter argue that “California, and especially San…
By Seamus Bruner, Jedd McFatter, and Breitbart News Foundation The following is a joint investigation by the Breitbart News Foundation (BNF) and the Government Accountability Institute (GAI). From a single brick building on North Eustis Street, a web of pro-Beijing nonprofits and businesses collaborate with the Overseas Chinese Service Center of Minnesota (Minnesota OCSC), which…
By Seamus Bruner, Jedd McFatter, and Breitbart News Foundation This is the first of a two-part report on Chinese Communist Party activity in Minnesota. It was reported and prepared jointly by the Government Accountability Institute and the Breitbart News Foundation. The building on the 1300 block of North Eustis Street in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Google…
n this March 18, 2025 interview, Susan Crabtree and Jedd McFatter (@Govt_Acct_Inst ) join host Lori Mills at Uncover California Podcast to discuss their explosive new book, Fool’s Gold. With a foreword by Peter Schweizer, they expose how power players like Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and Nancy Pelosi wrecked the Golden State with corrupt policies…
In an excerpt of their new book Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All, Jedd McFatter and Susan Crabtree tell the story of what finally forced San Francisco to temporarily clean up its own streets — the visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping. “One…
“Fool’s Gold,” a new investigative book, explores some of the most prominent national Democrats’ connections to California, and how the Golden State has become an incubator for some of the nation’s most progressive policies. Investigative reporter Susan Crabtree, who co-wrote the book with GAI Research Director Jedd McFatter, joins Rick Chambers and Courtney Friel on…
The Stream posted a nice review of the latest book from GAI — “Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All. Some excerpts below… “All that glitters isn’t always gold. Sometimes it’s just pyrite … wielded by pirates.“ “… The Golden State might be known…
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…
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…