Gov. Gavin Newsom came full swing at Donald Trump Saturday, claiming the president is lying to cover up his involvement in convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein’s case.

“He’s lying to cover up his prior lies and then lying again. Now he doesn’t even know truth from fiction, and so look, he’s caught it red handed,” Newsom told popular left-wing influencer Brian Tyler Cohen in an interview that aired Saturday. “He’s in the files. We know it, period, full stop.”

Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have received major backlash in the past few weeks over their handling of Epstein’s files after hyping them up, then failing to release more information. Many of those outraged are the president’s own supporters, who are beginning to turn on him over the issue.

Meanwhile, news outlets have been resurfacing old videos, photos and documents that suggest a close friendship between the president and Epstein.

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    15 hours ago

    Newsom hates the poor, hates trans people, but loves oligarchs and Israel.

    If he becomes the Democratic Nominee, I’m going third party or staying home.

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      Do not stay home. Never stay home. At least vote independent to make your voice heard. People will absolutely look at the third party votes, and if that percentage is rising it is going to scare the shit out of the primary parties.

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        I’m sorry, but they haven’t been scared of a 3rd party my whole life. It’s just a convenient thing for the losing party to blame instead of changing.