On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced the federal government will compensate whistleblowers who report people defrauding the U.S. government and taxpayers.
Now, a Trump supporter is going to look at this move and say, “There goes my president; he’s going to get those fraudsters out of this country!” But those of us who know things and are capable of pattern recognition will see this for exactly what it is: the president is soliciting fraud claims because he just can’t seem to find much of the fraud he claims is rampant and widespread on his own.
“If you turn somebody in and you, let’s say, report, and you find $1 billion, we are giving a commission to that person of 1%. It’s a lot of money,” Trump said in the Oval Office.
As usual, Trump is taking a snake oil salesman approach to explaining his program, leaving out all of the if, ands and buts, while promising to make it rain on people’s bank accounts.
From CBS News:
Through the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, Mr. Trump said whistleblowers, who can be ordinary citizens, will be eligible to receive 1% of the amount of fraud they report, even if the reported fraud is $100 billion. America.gov/fraud, however, says successful whistleblowers will be paid up to $30,000, dependent upon the report resulting in criminal charges. Asked by CBS News for clarification, Mr. Trump said there is no limit to whistleblower compensation, and criminal charges aren’t necessary.
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