{"id":29632,"date":"2026-01-10T04:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=29632"},"modified":"2026-01-10T04:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:50:15","slug":"gop-rep-pushes-for-doj-investigation-into-soros-network-amid-political-violence-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=29632","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep Pushes For DOJ Investigation Into Soros Network Amid Political Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia has called on the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into organizations funded by billionaire donor George Soros, citing concerns over possible involvement in politically motivated violence, a report said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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In a letter sent Thursday to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Carter called for a \u201ccomprehensive and immediate\u201d investigation into the Open Society Foundations and other groups backed by billionaire megadonor George Soros to \u201cdetermine whether they are in violation of any federal laws related to domestic terrorism, material support for violence, or other illegal activities targeting Americans based on political beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Daily Caller was\u00a0first to report<\/a>\u00a0the development.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is growing concern, based on credible reporting, that George Soros\u2019 Open Society Foundations have played a significant role in funding organizations associated with promoting political extremism and engage in or endorse actions that meet the Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2019s definition of domestic terrorism,\u201d Carter wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe funding of organizations that engage in, support, or incite political violence must not be tolerated,\u201d Carter, who is running to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff next year, added.<\/p>\n

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Carter\u2019s request references a recent report from the Capital Research Center (CRC) that found billionaire George Soros, through his Open Society Foundations, directed more than $80 million to organizations that allegedly \u201cengage in or endorse\u201d activities meeting the FBI\u2019s definition of domestic terrorism.<\/p>\n

According to the report, one such group \u2014 the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO) \u2014 received $400,000 in funding and publicly stated that it \u201cthrew down with people in the streets\u201d during the 2020 George Floyd riots, the Caller added.<\/p>\n

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The Capital Research Center report also found that the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO) has served as an umbrella for several radical groups, including the Ruckus Society, whose founders and training materials have endorsed tactics that \u201cmay be outside of the law.\u201d The network further encompasses the BlackOUT Collective, which co-authored a pro-Hamas guide that glorified the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and cited a Ruckus Society manual promoting property destruction and blockades.<\/p>\n

According to the report, the Open Society Foundations provided $1.85 million to Dream Defenders, $18 million to the Movement for Black Lives, and $200,000 to Dissenters \u2014 another group involved in producing the pro-Hamas guide, said the outlet.<\/p>\n

The report also highlighted the Sunrise Movement, which received at least $2 million from the Open Society Foundations. The organization has promoted the Stop Cop City\/Defend the Atlanta Forest coalition, a movement that federal officials have linked to Antifa-associated anarchist activity.<\/p>\n

In his letter to the DOJ, Carter highlighted an \u201cescalation in politically motivated violence from far-left extremist groups,\u201d in which he cited recent attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities and the Sept. 10 assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk by a man allegedly motivated by hatred of Kirk\u2019s \u201cpolitical expression.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Open Society Foundations released a statement regarding Carter\u2019s letter.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur activities are peaceful and lawful, and our grantees are expected to abide by human rights principles and comply with the law,\u201d the foundation stated. \u201cThese accusations are politically motivated attacks on civil society, meant to silence speech the administration disagrees with and undermine the First Amendment right to free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Trump administration has already begun an investigation into left-wing organizations suspected of funding violence.<\/p>\n

FBI Director Kash Patel\u00a0announced Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0that the bureau is \u201cfollowing the money\u201d behind Antifa and other far-left militant groups, launching an unprecedented financial investigation aimed at dismantling every donor network, funding mechanism, and organizational link supporting domestic extremism.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are following the money. Money never lies,\u201d Patel said during a briefing alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what it\u2019s going to take to bring down this network of organized criminal thugs, gang bangers, and yes, domestic terrorists \u2014 because that\u2019s what they are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patel said the FBI is working closely with the Treasury Department to map out the web of accounts and entities used to finance Antifa\u2019s operations across the United States and abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n