Lyle Menendezs bombshell romance could sway ultimate decision-maker Gavin Newsom & keep them in prison, expert says [Video]

LYLE Menendez’s bombshell love affair with a British college student could shake the California governor in his decision whether or not to release the notorious Menendez brothers from prison after 35 years.

Governor Gavin Newsom has faced calls to grant clemency to Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of the brutal shotgun murders of their parents in 1989.

Erik Menendez, left, and Lyle Menendez in their most recent booking photos provided by the California Department of CorrectionsCredit: AP

California Gov. Gavin Newsom during a press conference in Los Angeles on September 25Credit: AP

Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani in conversation with The U.S. SunCredit: The U.S. Sun

Support for the pair to be released from prison has grown in the years after their highly publicized murder trials, where the brothers argued they killed Kitty and Jose Menendez in self-defense after years of abuse.

But now the duo faces backlash after last week’s revelation of Lyle’s …

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