The Department of Justice has directed multiple U.S. attorneys’ offices to begin drafting potential criminal cases against George Soros and the liberal billionaire’s Open Society Foundations, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times.
The Times reported that a “senior Justice Department official” sent instructions to more than a half-dozen federal prosecutors’ offices, including those in California, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Detroit, and Maryland, among others.
The directive listed possible charges ranging from racketeering and wire fraud to arson and providing material support for terrorism.
As Slay News previously reported, President Donald Trump had suggested that Soros was under investigation over his role in funding violent leftist groups.
Trump warned that Soros and his network are facing racketeering charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
Speaking on “Fox & Friends” earlier this month, Trump tied the probe directly to the wave of violent unrest gripping the country.
“We’re going to look into Soros because I think it’s a RICO case against him and other people because this is more than like protests,” Trump said.
“This is real agitation,” the president noted.
“This is riots on the street.”
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The memo obtained by the Times, reportedly authored by DOJ