Trump seeks $1-billion fine against UCLA. Newsom says ‘we’ll sue,’ calling it extortion Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print Hours after the Trump administration demanded that the University of California pay a $1-billion fine to settle federal accusations of antisemitism in exchange for restoring frozen grant funding to UCLA, Gov. Gavin Newsom called the proposal “extortion” and said the state will go to court to protect the nation’s premier university system. “We’ll sue,” Newsom said during a news conference with Texas legislators over California’s effort to counter a...