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JD Vance To Host State Attorneys General For Anti-Fraud Roundtable

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Vice President JD Vance is expected to host state attorneys general for another anti-fraud roundtable on Tuesday afternoon at the White House, the latest development in the Trump administration’s crackdown on alleged fraud.

The White House created the anti-fraud task force in March, tapping Vance as chairman and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson as vice chair.

While more than a dozen Republican attorneys general are expected to attend, according to Politico, Democrats have declined the meeting because their invitations were sent on Friday, with a deadline to RSVP by Saturday. Republicans were reportedly invited a week prior.

“While we would appreciate the opportunity to engage in serious discussions, the invitation was provided with less than one business day’s notice with no agenda,” the letter obtained by Politico reads. “This short notice does not match the spirit of collaboration that has long defined our joint efforts with federal partners. Accordingly, we respectfully decline to attend at this time.”

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Democrats who signed the letter include several states that the Trump administration has heavily targeted, such as Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, as well as North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, New York Attorney General Letitia James and more.