WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration said on Thursday it was creating a new division at the US Department of Justice to combat what the White House called “rampant” fraud across the country. Rights advocates and critics have said the Trump administration has used fraud allegations as an excuse to target immigrants and political opponents. They have also dismissed Trump’s ability to tackle fraud, citing pardons from Trump to those who have faced fraud convictions in the past.

The Justice Department has a new fraud division and an assistant attorney general that will focus on thwarting fraud anywhere in the United States.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration said on Thursday it was creating a new division at the US Department of Justice to combat what the White House called “rampant”…