The New York Times reported Thursday that a “senior Justice Department official” ordered U.S. attorneys’ offices in Maryland, California, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Detroit and elsewhere to investigate the family philanthropy network of Open Society Foundations. developed by hedge fund billionaire George Soros.

Last month, President Donald Trump accused Soros and his son, Alex Soros, of funding violent protests in the U.S. and said they should face racketeering charges.

“We’re not going to allow these lunatics to rip apart America any more,” Trump wrote on TruthSocial. He renewed that call after the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week.

OSF, which has been led by Alex Soros since 2022, said the accusations were “outrageous and false,” and that its mission “is to advance

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