What Trump's Obsession With Small-Dollar Fraud Reveals

Who gets cracked down on, and who gets off easy?

Aug. 17, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT President Donald Trump always seems to be cooking up some new scheme to profit off the presidency. And yet his administration is escalating its efforts to crack down on suspected small-scale fraud involving government-funded programs. Trump’s inordinate focus on relatively minor offenses shou