Soros' foundation says reported Justice Department push for probe is politically motivated [View all]
Source: Yahoo! News/Reuters
Thu, September 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -George Soros-funded Open Society Foundations on Thursday slammed a reported push by the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the philanthropic organization for supporting terrorism and other crimes as "politically motivated attacks" to silence President Donald Trump's adversaries.
The New York Times reported earlier on Thursday that a senior Justice Department official had instructed several U.S. attorneys' offices to draft plans to investigate the Open Society Foundations, and suggested possible charges against the organization ranging from arson to material support of terrorism.
The Open Society Foundations, in response to a Reuters query, said it unequivocally condemns terrorism and that its activities were peaceful and lawful. "These 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," the organization said in a statement.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, speaking to reporters alongside Trump at the White House, declined to comment on the Times report, "but everything is on the table right now," she added.
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