As we’ve been telling you, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is in hot water over a birthday party he attended at one of the most expensive restaurants in California that was in violation of his own Covid-19 regulations. But it’s worse than that.
The governor had claimed that the party was outside which, he said, made it less of a risk. . .
“State guidelines limit gatherings defined as ‘social situations that bring together people from different households at the same time in a single space or place.’”
Newsom’s Comms. Director defended the action by saying it took place outdoors.
READ: https://t.co/tkr9RfRHhA
— Chernéy Amhara (@CherneyAmharaTV) November 13, 2020
. . .but that appears to be a lie. Via Fox LA’s Bill Melugin:
EXCLUSIVE: We've obtained photos of Governor Gavin Newsom at the Napa dinner party he's in hot water over. The photos call into question just how outdoors the dinner was. A witness who took photos tells us his group was so loud, the sliding doors had to be closed. 10pm on @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/gtOVEwa864
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) November 18, 2020
According to Melugin, the photos are legit:
We checked the metadata on the photos to confirm legitimacy. Taken at 11/6/2020 at 6:20pm with a location tag at The French Laundry. We interviewed the witness. We've also reached out to the Governor's team for a response, and we got one. Full story tonight at 10pm only on @FOXLA
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) November 18, 2020
And a Newsom spox is arguing that the indoor seating that we can see with our own eyes is actually outdoor seating:
EXCLUSIVE: Full story re: photos of Gavin Newsom at Napa dinner party we obtained. Responses from Newsom's team as well as Jason Kinney's team included. His team also referred us to a Town & Country magazine photo describing the seating as outdoors. https://t.co/LmQ2yIggGf @FOXLA
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) November 18, 2020
This appears to be the article from Town & Country they’re referring to. If those sliding doors were closed, as the eyewitness says, then it’s not outdoor dining. It’s actually very cramped indoor dining:
He should resign:
After Newsom’s little league celebration dinner he apologized but assured everyone he was dining outdoors. You decide. pic.twitter.com/t13ptNAESl
— Chef Andrew Gruel (@ChefGruel) November 18, 2020
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ICYMI==> Gov. Gavin Newsom could be the biggest lockdown hypocrite in the nation and it's not even close https://t.co/eQ5bxBLU08
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 14, 2020
‘He’s in the ruling class, you’re not’: Gavin Newsom pisses EVERYONE off with spiel about why he HAD to go to that 'birthday party’ (watch) https://t.co/BKqD6DJJGs
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 18, 2020
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