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Trump Nominates Colin McDonald to Lead DOJ’s New National Fraud Enforcement Division

Colin McDonald will lead the DOJ's new National Fraud Enforcement Division focused on combating fraud in federally funded programs amid a $9 billion Minnesota scandal.

  • President Trump nominated Colin McDonald Wednesday to lead the new Department of Justice National Fraud Enforcement division, formalizing an initiative first announced by Vice President J.D. Vance earlier this month.
  • The new unit will coordinate across Department of Justice criminal and civil divisions and U.S. Attorney's offices, focusing on systemic fraud and federally funded benefit programs, Vice President J.D. Vance said it will have nationwide jurisdiction earlier this month.
  • McDonald, who oversees FBI, DEA, and ATF, is called `a key part` of the administration's success, Blanche said he is `an experienced prosecutor who loves family, God and country.`
  • The new role would be supervised by the White House rather than the Justice Department, raising independence concerns, and the assistant attorney general position requires U.S. Senate confirmation while DOJ shifts resources to Minnesota investigations with Pentagon help.
  • Critics note the Trump Administration has used fraud allegations to justify withholding $125 billion from California, Illinois, New York, Colorado, and Minnesota, without evidence for some claims.
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday the appointment of Colin McDonald as the first Deputy Attorney General for Combating Fraud at the National level, a division of the Department of Justice created in the last few days. The agency’s goal will be, according to the administration, “to catch and arrest the scammers who robbed the American people.”

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Just the News broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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