<p>President makes suggestion while announcing new program to reward tipsters who submit fraud allegations</p><p>Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/18/trump-justice-department-us-midterms">he would serve as “the arbitrator” </a>of decisions in the justice department’s new anti-fraud program that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/01/trump-accused-one-billion-dollars-crypto-venture">awards compensation</a> to those who submit tips resulting in conviction or significant federal enforcement.</p><p>While announcing the new program alongside JD Vance, the vice-president, who leads the White House’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/trump-vance-fraud-arrest-crackdown-california">taskforce to eliminate fraud</a>, the president told reporters he had a solution for situations where multiple people submit a tip for the same alleged fraud.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/trump-doj-anti-fraud-tip">Continue reading...</a>