Vice President JD Vance on Thursday announced the creation of a new senior role in the administration charged with looking for fraud across the country.
“We are creating a new assistant attorney general position who will have nationwide jurisdiction over the issue of fraud,” and help “get the bad guys,” Vance told reporters Thursday at the White House. That person’s efforts will start in Minnesota, he said, “but it is going to be a nationwide effort, because unfortunately, the American people have been defrauded in a very nationwide way.”
The announcement comes in the wake of a social services fraud scandal in Minnesota and as the Trump administration has targeted federal funding to blue states, alleging widespread welfare fraud.
The new role will “be run out of the White House” under the supervision of Trump and Vance, the vice president said. Vance said the administration hopes to make a nomination “in the next few days.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has “promised me swift confirmation for this official,” Vance said.
