Nine days into his presidency, Donald Trump has fired the first shot in what promises to be the most aggressive anti-fraud campaign in American history. His nomination of Colin McDonald as Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement—heading an entirely new DOJ division—signals that the era of treating taxpayer theft as business-as-usual in Washington is officially over.
This isn’t just another bureaucratic reshuffling. It’s the institutionalization of Trump’s core promise to protect hardworking Americans from the systematic looting that has enriched bad actors while impoverishing the very citizens who fund our government. For too long, fraudulent schemes have operated with virtual impunity, bleeding hundreds of billions from federal coffers while previous administrations either looked the other way or actively enabled the theft.
McDonald brings eleven years of prosecutorial firepower to this mission, with a track record spanning multiple districts that demonstrates Trump’s commitment to competence over political theater. Unlike the revolving door of swamp creatures who have traditionally occupied DOJ positions, McDonald represents a return to merit-based appointments that serve America’s interests rather than special interests.
The numbers Trump referenced during the nomination announcement should infuriate every patriot: hundreds of billions stolen in states like Minnesota and California alone. This staggering figure reveals the true scope of fraud that the establishment has either ignored or facilitated for decades. While globalist politicians focused on sending American wealth overseas, domestic criminals were systematically stealing it from under our noses.
This new division transforms anti-corruption efforts from reactive damage control into proactive systematic protection. Instead of discovering fraud years after the fact—if at all—American taxpayers now have a dedicated guardian specifically tasked with hunting down theft and recovering stolen funds. It’s the difference between leaving your front door unlocked and posting an armed guard.
The constitutional foundation for this initiative runs deep. Article IV guarantees that the federal government will protect states against domestic threats, and what greater domestic threat exists than the systematic theft of taxpayer resources? The Founders understood that a government unable to protect its own treasury from criminals cannot protect its citizens from foreign enemies.
Early testimonials from both career prosecutors and Trump appointees suggest McDonald’s nomination will face minimal serious opposition, allowing rapid deployment of anti-fraud operations. This bipartisan recognition of McDonald’s qualifications stands in stark contrast to the partisan warfare that typically surrounds DOJ appointments, indicating that even Trump’s critics recognize the necessity of this mission.
The economic implications are staggering. If McDonald’s team can recover even a fraction of the hundreds of billions Trump referenced, it would represent the largest return of stolen taxpayer funds in American history. These aren’t abstract numbers—every recovered dollar means less burden on working families and more resources for legitimate government functions that actually serve the American people.
The timing of this announcement reveals Trump’s strategic thinking. Rather than waiting months to address fraud, he’s making it a cornerstone of his America First agenda from day one. This suggests the administration has been planning this anti-fraud offensive for months, identifying targets and building cases rather than simply reacting to discovered problems.
Patriots should expect to see rapid deployment of investigations in blue states where systematic theft has been most egregious. McDonald’s team will likely target the most obvious cases first, demonstrating immediate results while building momentum for more complex investigations. The low-hanging fruit strategy will show Americans that their government is finally working for them, not against them.
This nomination represents more than just good governance—it’s a restoration of the Reagan principle that government should work for the people who fund it. After decades of watching their hard-earned tax dollars disappear into fraudulent schemes, Americans finally have a president willing to hunt down the thieves and bring their money home.
The swamp has been stealing from patriots for far too long. Now the patriots are stealing it back.
