Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) didn't mince words Monday after California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) said the Justice Department had come knocking. Walz, who has his own experience with federal investigations, offered Newsom a blunt welcome: "You're in good company."

"The Justice Department is not a tool for the President to investigate his political opponents. Welcome to the BS investigations club, Governor Newsom. You're in good company," Walz wrote on X, reacting to a video Newsom posted over the weekend.

Newsom's video was a five-minute broadside against President Donald Trump, whom Newsom accused of putting him on a political "hit list." Newsom said Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, not over "mean tweets, but because I am considering running for president."

Newsom, who has been raising his national profile through high-profile clashes with Trump and is widely seen as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, wrote, "Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump's hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us."

In the video, Newsom described federal agents knocking on doors. "They knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees. Not because they've found a crime, but because they're trying to find one," he said. Investigators demanded records and "random documents," he added.

Newsom didn't get into the specifics of what the probe is about, but he defended his wife, calling her a public servant who has "done nothing wrong" beyond advocating for her beliefs. "If they can't intimidate me, they'll go after the mother of our children. Donald Trump picked the wrong target. We have nothing to hide," he said.

"You can subpoena my records. You can investigate me. You can harass me," Newsom said. "Put my name on every and any enemy's list you have, but leave my wife and family out of your personal vendetta."

According to an NBC News report, aides said more than a dozen people have been contacted by FBI and IRS agents about the Newsoms. Some of the questions concerned financial transactions, suggesting investigators had subpoenaed business records or credit card statements.

MarketDash reached out to the Justice Department, IRS and FBI for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Newsom isn't the first Trump critic to face Justice Department scrutiny. Judges have dismissed cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after finding that the prosecutor was serving improperly. Comey was later indicted in North Carolina over a social media photo showing seashells arranged to read "86 47." The department has also pursued a criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan.

Walz's message to Newsom was short but pointed: you're not alone, and the pattern is clear.