The Trump Administration has directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate billionaire Democratic donor George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, according to a report published by The New York Times.
The development marks one of the most extensive federal inquiries into Soros’s network to date.
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The Times reported that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s office issued a directive instructing at least six U.S. attorneys’ offices — located in California, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Detroit, and Maryland — to begin reviewing potential criminal cases tied to the organization.
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A copy of the directive viewed by The Times outlined a wide range of possible charges under consideration.
These include arson and material support of terrorism.
The memo indicated department leaders were acting on direct orders from President Donald Trump, who has previously called for investigations into Soros and his political network.
Aakash Singh, an attorney in Blanche’s office