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MIKE DAVIS: The unsung, but crucial foot soldiers in Trump's war on fraud

Civil Division maintains policies that undermine whistleblowers despite president's directive to root out corruption

By Mike Davis Fox News

Published March 4, 2026 7:52am EST

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In proclaiming a "golden age of America" in his State of the Union address, President Trump correctly focused on his initiatives to fix the problems perpetrated by the Bush, Obama and Biden administrations that undermine the physical and economic security of the United States. One of those initiatives is Trump’s war on fraud, which, according to the president, is intended to root out and remedy the "corruption that shreds the fabric" of our nation.

Under the leadership of Vice President JD Vance, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and Colin McDonald, Trump’s nominee for the newly created federal post of assistant attorney general for the National Fraud Enforcement Division, Trump's war will be waged aggressively. As the president put it, "We are not playing games."

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