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Trump Orders DOJ to Intensify SNAP Fraud Probes

8/18/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to intensify investigations of SNAP fraud.
The New York Times reported a Santa Ana food-truck and a Los Angeles cashier were targeted for SNAP misuse, including $10,000 in cards.
MS NOW columnist Zeeshan Aleem said the probe vilifies SNAP, distracts from Trump’s misconduct, and serves a right-wing populist scam that cuts fraud enforcement and pardons white-collar offenders.

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U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to intensify investigations of SNAP fraud.
The New York Times reported a Santa Ana food-truck and a Los Angeles cashier were targeted for SNAP misuse, including $10,000 in cards.
MS NOW columnist Zeeshan Aleem said the probe vilifies SNAP, distracts from Trump’s misconduct, and serves a right-wing populist scam that cuts fraud enforcement and pardons white-collar offenders.