According to three people familiar with the matter, the White House is preparing to ask Congress to cut funding for several Justice Department law enforcement offices under a budget proposal, which may prevent it from fulfilling the Trump administration's promises to combat violent crime. According to sources, the 2026 budget proposal requires budget cuts for the Drug Enforcement Administration, Tobacco, Alcohol, Firearms and Explosives Administration, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. These sources declined to be named since the budget has yet to be disclosed. According to two sources, the White House's proposal requires a budget of about 1.2 billion US dollars for the 2026 fiscal year, which is lower than the current funding level of about 1,625 billion US dollars. Some added that if passed, it would be the agency's lowest budget since at least 2016.

According to three people familiar with the matter, the White House is preparing to ask Congress to cut funding for several Justice Department law enforcement offices under a budget proposal, which may prevent it from fulfilling the Trump administration's promises to combat violent crime. According to sources, the 2026 budget proposal requires budget cuts for the Drug Enforcement Administration, Tobacco, Alcohol, Firearms and Explosives Administration, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. These sources declined to be named since the budget has yet to be disclosed. According to two sources, the White House's proposal requires a budget of about 1.2 billion US dollars for the 2026 fiscal year, which is lower than the current funding level of about 1,625 billion US dollars. Some added that if passed, it would be the agency's lowest budget since at least 2016.