As more and more people wonder if California Governor Gavin Newsom would run for president in 2028, one of his most controversial prior scandals is coming back into the news.
Newsom admitted to having an affair with Ruby Rippey Gibney, the wife of his close friend and campaign manager Alex Tourk, while he was mayor of San Francisco in 2007. The news rocked the political establishment in the Bay Area, put a strain on personal and professional connections, and almost ruined his career at the time.
Newsom admitted and apologized on TV at the time.
