'Dangerous': Trump prosecutor's 'casual' corruption allegations against Dems raise alarm

Veteran journalist Jon Ralston pointed to President Donald Trump's U.S. attorney, who appears to be mixing her political job with her government one.

In a post on X, Sigal Chattah alleged that the U.S. senators for Nevada were somehow scamming the state because they want fiber optic internet connecting rural parts of the state. Chattah says that the state already has high-speed internet.

"It took me two minutes to understand why our illustrious NV Senators were apoplectic about their $400 million BEAD money being cut when 90% of Nevadans already had broadband high-speed internet," Chattah wrote. "#47 crushed their fiber optic scam in a minute. Nobody makes cheddar on the back end better than Nevada’s politicians. The fruit never falls far from the tree."

She tagged the post with "public corruption."

The funds, which were allocated from the previous administrations, would have connected 43,715 households and businesses, a January release said. The winners of the contracts were named in December 2024, one report explained. Trump has not released the funds, however. Now, Chattah is implying that the funding for the fiber is dead.

Ralston pointed out that "one day after Trump extended her tenure as NV's U.S. attorney and one day after both Democratic senators criticized her as unfit (again), the state's highest federal law enforcement officer casually and publicly accuses @SenJackyRosen and @SenCortezMasto of corruption."

"By the way, this program to provide broadband in Nevada and elsewhere has bipartisan support and has been touted by...the Lombardo Administration," Ralston added, referencing Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV). "Maybe the gov should speak up and tell Chattah her allegations of corruption are insane, especially without evidence?"

On Nov. 13, 2023, Chattah accused the same lawmakers of making "their cheddar" off of the Formula One Grand Prix, Ralston pointed out.

She mentioned the "cheddar" again as part of what she claimed is a "stadium scam" on June 14, 2023. She alleged that lawmakers were somehow profiting from a campaign to bring the Oakland A's to Las Vegas. Funding for building a new stadium cost $36 million, which many, including Chattah, opposed. There was no evidence provided to confirm the accusations in any of the social media posts.

"Let’s be frank here… #stadiumscam is all about how much cheddar is made on the back end by those who bring it to town and 'insider' deals on the backs of honest hard working Nevadans. Never have I hoped harder for #NVDems to torpedo an agenda like this one. Stop the #Uniparty perks!" she wrote at the time

Ralston noted it was one thing when Chattah was serving as the National Committeewoman for the Nevada Republican Party, but now she's a federal official while also still holding that political role and continuing to make political accusations.

"It was one thing, albeit outrageous, when Chattah was GOP National Committeewoman, and publicly accused Nevada officials of taking money. But now that she is U.S. attorney (retaining her RNC role), it's much more dangerous. Some past examples include the F1 race and A's stadium," wrote Ralston on X.

In her post, Chattah could use her power to announce she will prosecute both lawmakers, with or without evidence. The same happened in New Jersey, where interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba indicted the mayor of Newark and a congresswoman. She later dropped the charges against the mayor, however.