Gavin Newsom Downplayed Affair With Top Aide's Wife, She Asserts In Tell-All

Ruby Rippey, former aide to then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, publicly disputes Newsom's characterization of their 2005 affair as 'the stupidest and also briefest of affairs,' as stated in his memoir. In a Vanity Fair essay, Rippey describes the relationship as an 'intoxication' with power that fractured her life. She reveals that then-District Attorney Kamala Harris gave her the 'best advice' not to speak publicly about the affair. Newsom's spokesperson acknowledges the governor's past apology and says he has moved on. The article notes both Newsom and Harris are considered potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates.

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