This is him normalizing the accusation, because he knows it will be made at him in 2028.
If Newsome and others are successful in their defense/cases on this, Trump can say “they did it, so I can do it” in 2028 (giving the media their sane washing angle to investigate and content create about). If the governors he goes after are unsuccessful - he’ll further prove his absolute power.
This is him normalizing the accusation, because he knows it will be made at him in 2028.
If Newsome and others are successful in their defense/cases on this, Trump can say “they did it, so I can do it” in 2028 (giving the media their sane washing angle to investigate and content create about). If the governors he goes after are unsuccessful - he’ll further prove his absolute power.
It’s win win.