Xavier Becerra, former President Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary, is at risk of getting dragged into a corruption scandal that could torpedo his chance to become California’s next governor. 

Critics are using the recent indictments of three high-profile Democratic operatives with ties to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Becerra to argue that their lack of judgment makes them unfit for office. 

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