23 Dem. Attorneys General Snub JD Vance’s Anti-Fraud Meeting

Few things have (probably!) brought JD Vance as much joy so far this year as the ounce of attention he got from Daddy Trump in his State of the Union Address, who said he was “announcing the war on fraud to be led by our ‘great’ Vice President JD Vance.” “He’ll get it done.”

As such, the unloved son has been going full-send on this given grunt task, and “getting it done” has so far meant taking away Minnesotans’ and Californians’ healthcare; launching a baseless investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) for alleged immigration fraud; and all-around, just setting another stage for the administration to go after blue states. Which might be why, on Tuesday, for a task-force meeting, nearly two dozen Democratic AGs snubbed Vance’s phony, last-minute invite to join. 

23 Dem. AGs sent Vance a letter on Tuesday saying they couldn’t make his meeting that afternoon because of they were “provided with less than one business day’s notice with no agenda.” Vance had invited them Friday—with a required RSVP date for Saturday—though per a source familiar with the matter, other GOP AGs were given a week’s notice. Still, according to Vance, the Connecticut and Oregon AGs were in attendance. 

It doesn’t seem these AGs missed much. At one point, White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller appeared to fully brown-nose Vance, saying, “Because of the vice president’s leadership, you are seeing the most muscular, robust, aggressive, dedicated, determined, and speedy effort to shut down criminal fraud that has not, only ever occurred in the history of this country, but in any developed nation.” OK! 

Stephen Miller: “Based on what I’ve heard, we could balance the federal budget if the only dollars that went out of the treasury went to individuals who were properly, lawfully, correctly eligible to receive them”

[image or embed]

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) May 26, 2026 at 2:32 PM

 

AGs Letitia James (D-New York), Rob Bonta (D-Calif.), and Jennifer Davenport (D-New Jersey) were three of the 23 AGs to decline the invitation, though they said they sent representatives from their offices to attend in their place. Per all three, however, all their stand-ins were turned away at the door. “My deputy attorney general went to Washington DC today, and unfortunately was not allowed access to the meeting,” James told reporters. “Real collaboration between states and the federal government is critical to addressing fraud and waste, but that partnership requires proper notice, sincere engagement and a genuine opportunity for productive discussion.” 

Alas, sincere engagement and productive discussion are no priorities for Vance. In his opening remarks, Vance said, “This is not a partisan effort.” “In just two months, we’ve exposed billions of dollars in benefits that have been stolen from the American people.” Funny he should mention! I heard something about a slush fund a few weeks ago that could use some looking into…