A senior DOJ official in Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s office directed prosecutors to prepare investigations into George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, exploring potential charges including material support to terrorism, arson, wire fraud, and racketeering. The directive …
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On September 25, 2025, Aakash Singh, a senior official in Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s office, sent a directive to U.S. attorney’s offices in at least seven states—including California, New York, Illinois, Michigan, and Maryland—ordering them to prepare investigations into the …
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President Trump renewed threats to investigate philanthropist George Soros under racketeering laws (RICO), accusing him of funding protests against the administration and calling it ‘real agitation.’ Trump has repeatedly targeted Soros with antisemitic conspiracy theories and blamed him …
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