{"id":2530587,"date":"2026-01-06T15:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-californias-time-has-come-fraud-investigation-underway\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:16:02","slug":"trump-announces-californias-time-has-come-fraud-investigation-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-californias-time-has-come-fraud-investigation-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Announces California&#8217;s Time Has Come &#8211; &#8216;Fraud Investigation&#8217; Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-announces-californias-time-has-come-fraud-investigation-underway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced a federal fraud examination into California&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-with-the-insane-equality-act-the-democrat-party-has-declared-total-war-on-reality\/\" title=\"WALSH: With The Insane \u2018Equality Act,\u2019 The Democrat Party Has Declared Total War On Reality\">federally funded programs<\/a> and accused the state&#8217;s leadership of widespread corruption in a Truth Social post, saying the probe had begun. His statement followed reports &#8211; notably in The New York Times &#8211; that the administration plans to freeze certain federal funds to five states (Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and colorado), pausing roughly $7 billion in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families payments, about $2.4 billion from the Child Care Progress fund and $870 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-ends-taxpayer-subsidies-for-illegal-aliens\/\" title=\"... Admin Ends Taxpayer Subsidies For Illegal Aliens\">social services grants<\/a>. The move was tied to recent revelations of large-scale fraud in Minnesota involving housing and social services, wich HHS officials cited as one trigger for the funding freeze; HHS also criticized Democratic governors for allowing fraud under their watch. Republican officials and commentators have publicized additional allegations of fraud in California, including claims about unemployment and other programs. Trump also attacked Minnesota Gov.Tim Walz and other Democratic governors by name, and the administration recently sent about 2,000 ICE and HSI agents to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area as part of an immigration enforcement action. The announcements combine federal funding actions, criminal-investigation rhetoric, and politically charged accusations as unfolding developments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that California&rsquo;s gamut of federally funded programs will now come under federal scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;California, under Governor Gavin Newscum, is more corrupt than Minnesota, if that&rsquo;s possible???&rdquo; Trump posted Tuesday on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115848359372759872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Fraud Investigation of California has begun. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Recent weeks have revealed massive fraud in Minnesota that centered around housing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-banking-on-3-6-trillion-tax-increases-to-fund-agenda-plans\/\" title=\"Biden Banking On .6 Trillion Tax Increases To Fund Agenda Plans\">social services programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why is it so stunningly easy to defraud the State of California? 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >2 million fake community college applications<\/a>. $32 billion in unemployment fraud. $24 billion in homeless funds lost. $17 billion on a nonexistent High-Speed Rail. $650 million on a cancelled 911 system. We need&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e8ZWiD6ffu\">pic.twitter.com\/e8ZWiD6ffu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinKileyCA\/status\/2006528129213567020?\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s post follows a report that California will be among five states targeted for a funding freeze that covers many social services programs, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/06\/us\/politics\/child-care-funding-cuts-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Times report said money heading to Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois, and Colorado through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families will be paused. The report said the states collectively will be blocked from getting about $7 billion in funding.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump announces fraud investigation into California under Gavin Newsom, declares it &ldquo;more corrupt than Minnesota&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lp98AaLYE6\">pic.twitter.com\/lp98AaLYE6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; America (@america) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/america\/status\/2008539747405517140?\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  A further $2.4 billion from the Child Care Development Fund will be blocked, the report said, as well as another $870 million in social services grants.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Nixon, a representative of the Department of Health and Human Services, said what has been uncovered in Minnesota was one trigger for the freeze.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrat-led states and governors have been complicit in allowing massive amounts of fraud to occur under their watch,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Under the Trump administration, we are ensuring that federal taxpayer dollars are being used for legitimate purposes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s been 5 years since the State Auditor found the Newsom Administration allowed $32 billion in unemployment fraud after ignoring &ldquo;repeated warnings.&rdquo; Yet the Auditor just found that billions in EDD fraud continues to this day.<\/p>\n<p>California is truly America&rsquo;s Fraud Capital. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8AWbOQrpBP\">pic.twitter.com\/8AWbOQrpBP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinKileyCA\/status\/2008312483916788002?\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump teed off on Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice president candidate, after Walz announced he would not seek a third term in office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Minnesota&rsquo;s Corrupt Governor will possibly leave office before his Term is up but, in any event, will not be running again because he was caught, REDHANDED, along with Ilhan Omar, and others of his Somali friends, stealing Tens of Billions of Taxpayer Dollars,&rdquo; Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115844083693194821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I feel certain the facts will come out, and they will reveal a seriously unscrupulous, and rich, group of &lsquo;SLIMEBALLS,&rsquo;&rdquo; Trump posted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Governor Walz has destroyed the State of Minnesota, but others, like Governor Gavin Newscum, JB Pritzker, and Kathy Hochul, have done, in my opinion, an even more dishonest and incompetent job. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the Trump administration unleashed an immigration crackdown on Minnesota, sending about 2,000 agents and officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations to focus on the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/minneapolis-federal-agents-crackdown\/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&amp;linkId=895412525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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