Gavin Newsom: “My dad was Paul Getty's godson or godfather, who's one who…”

“They used to show up at Boss Newsom and they called him Boss back then, and they just became boss back in the day. But just came incredibly close. Including, by the way, My dad was Paul Getty's godson or godfather, who's one who had his ear cut off. Was kidnapped in the ransom. And your dad did deliver the ransom. He did do the direct ransom, but he was deeply part of it, which I describe in the book.” (23:58–24:07)

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