Alexis Podesta, the ultimate Dem insider, rose through California politics – then wore an FBI wire
Politics Alexis Podesta, the ultimate Dem insider, rose through California politics – then wore an FBI wire By Josh Koehn Published July 2, 2026, 8:52 p.m. Add The California Post on Google Alexis Podesta has been one of Sacramento’s most influential behind-the-scenes power brokers for years — the kind of political insider whose name rarely makes headlines despite her fingerprints being all over California politics. Now, she’s become one of the FBI’s most valuable witnesses — after wearing a wire as part of a probe that took down Gov.
- ▪Politics Alexis Podesta, the ultimate Dem insider, rose through California politics – then wore an FBI wire By Josh Koehn Published July 2, 2026, 8:52 p.m.
- ▪Add The California Post on Google Alexis Podesta has been one of Sacramento’s most influential behind-the-scenes power brokers for years — the kind of political insider whose name rarely makes headlines despite her fingerprints being all ov
- ▪Now, she’s become one of the FBI’s most valuable witnesses — after wearing a wire as part of a probe that took down Gov.
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| Publication time | Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:52:01 -0400 |
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