adminVice President J.D. Vance announced this week that the administration is creating a new Assistant Attorney General role with nationwide jurisdiction to go after fraud that has been bleeding American taxpayers dry. Vance said the post will be part of a coordinated, interagency effort to “stop defrauding the American people,” and that the nominee will be Senate-confirmed and tasked with starting the probe in Minnesota before moving across the country.
The move was forced by the magnitude of the Minnesota scandal, where investigations uncovered systematic abuse of federal programs and prompted a major federal response. The administration has activated an interagency task force and federal prosecutors have piled up subpoenas, search warrants, and charges as investigators work to unwind what appears to be organized networks siphoning off benefits intended for struggling American families.
Vance made clear this new post will be run out of the White House under his and President Trump’s supervision so the federal effort won’t get watered down in bureaucratic slow-walks. Senate Republican leaders have promised swift confirmation of the nominee, and the administration has already begun pausing payments and demanding accountability from states that have failed to safeguard taxpayer dollars.
Rep. Kevin Kiley of California joined Fox News Live to applaud the administration’s step and to warn that Minnesota is not an isolated incident — California has vulnerabilities of its own that demand attention. Kiley argued that the same patterns of political mismanagement and sloppy oversight that let fraud flourish in Minnesota are present in blue states across the country, and he urged federal oversight to ensure hard-earned tax dollars actually serve American families.
This is exactly the kind of bold, results-oriented action conservative Americans have been waiting for: stop the hollow speeches, follow the money, and prosecute the people who treat federal programs like a slush fund. If governors like Tim Walz and other liberal executives won’t clean up their houses, federal authorities must step in and restore order so money reaches legitimate parents, seniors, and veterans—not fraudsters gaming the system.
Patriots who care about accountability should cheer this announcement, pressure senators to confirm a strong nominee quickly, and remember which leaders defended the status quo when fraud flourished. This fight is about more than dollars; it is about respect for the rule of law and for the hardworking Americans who deserve their government to protect, not pillage, their paychecks and programs.
