Trump nominates first-ever assistant Attorney General for national fraud enforcement

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was nominating federal prosecutor Colin McDonald to serve as the nation's first assistant attorney general for the new National Fraud Enforcement division of the Justice Department.

The creation of the division and the new post come in the wake of federal fraud investigations into California and Minnesota. The Minnesota fraud scandal has received national attention due to the extent of fraud in the state social services programs. 

Trump has not released a lot of information on the fraud allegations in California, but he said that overall people have stolen "hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars." 

"I am pleased to nominate Colin McDonald to serve as the first ever Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement, a new division at the Department of Justice, which I created to catch and stop fraudsters that have been stealing from the American People," Trump posted to Truth Social. 

"Colin McDonald is a very smart, tough, and highly respected America First federal prosecutor who has successfully delivered justice in some of the most difficult and high stakes cases our country has ever seen," he continued. "Together, we will end the fraud, and restore integrity to our federal programs. Congratulations Colin — STOP THE SCAMS!"

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