ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Vice President JD Vance hinted at targeting California as the next state where major fraud investigations will take place and revealed that fraud discovered in the Minneapolis area has "probably been $19 billion at least" since the administration began investigating in the Twin Cities. In January, Vance announced an interagency task force within the Department of Justice that specifically targets fraud, and reports suggest the vice president will soon lead a new task force established through a Trump executive order. "We know there's a lot of fraud in California, and we're trying to get to the bottom of exactly what it looks like and what we've done in the Trump administration," Vance said in response to a question by Fox News Digital following his speech Friday afternoon at the Power House event center that focused on the economy, public safety and election integrity. "And the president has really empowered us to do this, is to take the first national look at the way the American people have been defrauded over many, many years."In January, President Donald Trump was critical of California, announcing that the "fraud investigation of California has begun," and said that the state was "more corrupt than Minnesota."COMER TO SAY TIM WALZ 'ENABLED FRAUD,' FAILED WHISTLEBLOWERS IN BOMBSHELL MINNESOTA HEARINGDemocratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom defended the Golden State's fraud protection in February, saying that California's Franchise Tax Board has blocked billions in fraud in recent years."In the actual world where adults govern — Gavin Newsom has been cleaning house," a spokesperson for Newsom told Fox News Digital. "Since taking office, he’s blocked over $125 BILLION in fraud, arrested criminal parasites leaching off of taxpayers, and protected taxpayers from the exact kind of scam artists Trump celebrates, excuses, and pardons."Gavin Newsom runs a state," the spokesperson added. "Donald Trump runs his mouth. Again and again, we’ve shown that the programs they are attempting to call out are programs the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT is administering, not the state. We suggest they get their house in order."Vance on Friday pointed to fraud that has occurred in Minnesota, telling Fox News Digital and reporters that taxpayer dollars are footing the bill for the illegal misuse of funds.JD VANCE SPEARHEADS 'WAR ON FRAUD,' PROMISES TO ROOT OUT TAXPAYER MONEY 'STOLEN' BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS"You asked about Minnesota, [and] we think that there's probably been $19 billion at least to fraud just committed in Minneapolis… [TheTopNews] Read More.
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