Feinstein not worried about Newsom's plans for her replacement: 'There's nothing to it' FacebookTwitterEmail Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., at a Senate committee hearing Feb. 23, 2021.Leigh Vogel / Associated Press Sen. Dianne Feinstein “absolutely” intends to serve out her term, she said Tuesday, dismissing questions about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pledge to name a Black woman to her seat if she retires early. “Please, we’re very good friends,” Feinstein told reporters at the Capitol in Washington. “I don’t think he meant it the way some people thought.” Calling their relationship “good and strong,” Feinstein shrugged off the incident as people “making a mountain out of a molehill.” She did not answer a question about whether she was disappointed in Newsom for his remark.