Newsom Sent $500 Million of Taxpayers Money to China Up Front Gov. Newsom wired $500 million to a Chinese company up front (highly unusual) and announced the deal on Rachel Maddow. But now he's refusing to show legislators the contract because he’s not confident enough the masks will actually arrive. https://t.co/ZQVRb3zrP4— Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA) April 17, 2020