Trump Pledges $1M Rewards for Convictions in Election Fraud Cases

A $1,000,000 reward now sits behind any tip that ends in an election fraud conviction, according to Donald Trump, who outlined the offer on Monday in a post to Truth Social. He said anyone reporting voter fraud in past elections or the upcoming 2026 midterms would receive the money upon the arrest and conviction of those responsible. Trump repeated the offer to reporters before boarding Air Force One for a campaign rally in Mississippi, describing it as a bonus or reward, and said he had not disclosed how the payments would be funded.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The announcement arrives before the November midterms and follows Trump's repeated, unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud.

Democratic state attorneys general moved earlier this month to expand coordination against possible federal interference in the elections. California Attorney General Rob Bonta criticized the administration's approach to restricting alleged noncitizen voting, saying it was "politicizing and weaponizing the law."

The sum dwarfs an earlier state-level effort. In 2020, Texas Republican Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick offered $25,000 for election-fraud tips, saying at the time that he supported President Trump's efforts to identify fraud in the presidential election and his commitment to ensuring every legal vote is counted. The first payout from that program went to Eric Frank, a Democratic poll worker in Pennsylvania. The Washington Post reported in 2021 that Frank's tip led to the conviction of a 72-year-old Republican who voted twice, once in his own name and once in his son's.