{"id":1456657,"date":"2022-04-28T11:14:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T15:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1456657"},"modified":"2022-04-28T11:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T15:14:55","slug":"report-letter-claims-gavin-newsom-interfered-with-harassment-suit-that-benefitted-his-funders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-letter-claims-gavin-newsom-interfered-with-harassment-suit-that-benefitted-his-funders\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Letter Claims Gavin Newsom Interfered With Harassment Suit That Benefitted His Funders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-letter-claims-gavin-newsom-interfered-with-harassment-suit-that-benefitted-his-funders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1456657&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A California civil rights attorney claimed that Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s office interfered with a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant chief counselor Melanie Proctor of California\u2019s Department of Fair Employment and House (DFEH) resigned from her position due to \u201cnow-apparent lack of independence,\u201d Fox40 <a href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/inside-california-politics\/resignation-letter-released-from-attorney-claiming-newsom-interfered-in-activision-lawsuit\/\">reported<\/a>\u00a0Thursday. DFEH sued Activision Blizzard last July, arguing that the organization has a \u201cfrat boy\u201d culture and is a \u201cbreeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women,\u201d Fox40 detailed.<\/p>\n<p>A female Activision employee died by suicide shortly after taking a trip with her male supervisor and nude photographs of her were circulated around a holiday party, Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/politics\/article\/official-resigns-over-Newsom-in-Activision-suit-17078316.php\">reported<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/17\/soyboy-america-kay-smythe-rant-california\/\">(RELATED: Who Is The Wokest Soyboy Of Them All?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last few weeks, after DFEH won several court decisions in DFEH v. Activision Blizzard et al, the Office of the Governor began to interfere with this active litigation. The Office of the Governor repeatedly demanded advance notice of litigation strategy and of next steps in the litigation. As we continued to win in state court, this interference increased, mimicking the interests of Activision\u2019s counsel,\u201d Proctor wrote in a resignation email in mid-April, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office stated that Proctor\u2019s claims are \u201ccategorically false,\u201d Fox40 reported. Newsom and his team have refused to release any communication between Gov. Newsom\u2019s team and DFEH regarding Activision, citing limitations due to the ongoing litigation, Fox40 noted.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom could be argued as having a significant relationship with Activision Blizzard, as Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg donated $25,000 to Newsom\u2019s reelection campaign, according to Fox40. Activision director and Wasserman Media Group CEO Casey Wasserman also donated $100,000 to Newsom\u2019s Stop the Republican Recall campaign, Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/04\/13\/activision-donation-newsom-anti-recall-campaign-00025112\">reported<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: We obtained the resignation email from the California civil rights attorney who claimed Gov Newsom interfered in the state\u2019s lawsuit against Activision.<\/p>\n<p>We also requested communication between Newsom\u2019s office and DFEH.<\/p>\n<p>Read here:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EZ4kCRr9jE\">https:\/\/t.co\/EZ4kCRr9jE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZavalaA\/status\/1519452118687440905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Proctor\u2019s resignation was also prompted by the termination of DFEH Chief Counselor Jannette Wipper, Fox40 continued. \u201cJanette attempted to protect DFEH\u2019s independence, our attorneys and this active litigation and was then abruptly terminated for opposing the Office of the Governor\u2019s efforts,\u201d Proctor continued in her email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California civil rights attorney claimed that Democratic California Gov. 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