Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia has urged the Department of Justice to open an investigation into organizations funded by billionaire donor George Soros, citing concerns about potential links to politically motivated violence. In a letter sent Thursday to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Carter called for a “comprehensive and immediate” probe into the Open Society Foundations and other Soros-backed groups to determine whether any federal laws related to domestic terrorism, material support for violence, or illegal political activity have been violated. The Daily Caller first reported the request.
Carter referenced a report from the Capital Research Center alleging that more than $80 million from Soros-linked funding went to organizations said to “engage in or endorse” actions meeting the FBI’s definition of domestic terrorism. The report highlighted groups such as the Center for Third World Organizing, Dream Defenders, the Movement for Black Lives, and the Sunrise Movement, citing their involvement in protests, radical networks, or controversial publications. Carter argued that funding groups connected to political violence should not be tolerated, especially amid what he described as an escalation of far-left extremism.
The Open Society Foundations rejected the allegations, stating that its activities are lawful and that grantees are expected to follow human rights principles and comply with the law. Meanwhile, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that federal authorities are intensifying efforts to track financial networks supporting Antifa and other extremist groups, saying investigators are “following the money” to dismantle domestic extremism funding sources.