{"id":29580,"date":"2026-01-09T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=29580"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:04:00","slug":"trump-admin-creates-new-doj-position-with-sweeping-powers-to-investigate-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=29580","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Creates New DOJ Position with Sweeping Powers to Investigate Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\"\"
\u00a0Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

This article may contain commentary
\nwhich reflects the author’s opinion.<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Vice President J.D. Vance announced Thursday that the Trump administration will create a new assistant attorney general position tasked with investigating fraud across federal programs, beginning with the expanding scandal in Minnesota, which prosecutors say may involve more than $9 billion in stolen taxpayer funds.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/div>\n

\u201cThis is the person who is going to make sure we stop defrauding the American people,\u201d Vance said during a White House press briefing. The new official, he said, will have nationwide jurisdiction over fraud cases and report directly to President Trump and the vice president.<\/p>\n

In a break from tradition, Vance said the position will not be housed within the Department of Justice but will instead be run from the White House, coordinating with federal law enforcement and agencies across the administration.<\/p>\n

The nominee will require Senate confirmation, and Vance indicated an announcement could come \u201cwithin days.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has reportedly promised \u201cswift confirmation\u201d for the nominee, who will serve through the end of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

The new role is being established as part of what officials are calling an \u201cadministration-wide fraud response\u201d following a wave of revelations about massive theft within federally funded state programs.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/div>\n

Vance said Minnesota will be the first focus, citing evidence of deep-seated corruption across multiple agencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cMinnesota is where we start,\u201d Vance said. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to allow this scale of fraud to go unanswered anywhere in America.\u201d<\/p>\n