US EditionTrump 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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Trump Nominates Colin McDonald for Assistant Attorney General on Fraud
President Donald Trump has nominated Associate Deputy Attorney General Colin McDonald to lead the newly established assistant attorney general position for national fraud enforcement. The post Trump Nominates Colin McDonald for Assistant Attorney General on Fraud appeared first on Breitbart.
Trump appoints Colin McDonald as first assistant AG for national fraud enforcement
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on ‘Trump Accounts’ at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on January 28, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Katherine Mosack2:08 PM – Thursday, January 29, 2026 President Donald Trump has nominated federal prosecutor Colin McDonald to serve as the first attorney... The post Trump appoints Colin McDonald as first assistant AG for national fraud enforc…
Trump Names First-Ever ‘Fraud Czar,’ Raising Concerns of Politicized Investigations
President Donald Trump has nominated a federal prosecutor to a newly created role of fraud investigator after the Trump Administration urged the Justice Department to investigate fraud in Democrat-led states. If confirmed by the Senate, Colin McDonald would lead a new DOJ unit as “first ever Assistant Attorney General for National FRAUD Enforcement,” Trump announced. The position would be directly supervised by the White House instead of the Jus…
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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