{"id":2479440,"date":"2025-08-27T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-floats-racketeering-charges-for-george-and-alex-soros\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:00:54","slug":"trump-floats-racketeering-charges-for-george-and-alex-soros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-floats-racketeering-charges-for-george-and-alex-soros\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump floats racketeering charges for George and Alex Soros"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-floats-racketeering-charges-for-george-and-alex-soros%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2479440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that former President Donald Trump proposed charging George Soros and his son Alex Soros with federal racketeering under the RICO Act.Trump escalated his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vindicated-germany-to-finally-pay-nato-spending-requirements\/\" title=\"Trump Vindicated: Germany to FINALLY Pay NATO Spending Requirements\">long-standing criticism<\/a> of the Soros family, who are known for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >funding numerous left-wing campaigns<\/a> and protests through their Open Society Foundations. He accused them of supporting violent protests and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/small-business-group-to-sue-biden-over-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Small Business Group To Sue Biden Over Vaccine Mandate\">causing significant harm<\/a> to the United States. Trump&#8217;s comments appeared on his social media platform,Truth Social. Despite these accusations, White House and Justice department officials have not confirmed weather any RICO investigations have been initiated. Conservative activist Laura Loomer expressed skepticism about any charges being filed, citing the current Attorney General. The article also explains that RICO laws enable prosecutors to hold leaders of criminal organizations accountable for the crimes committed by their associates over a period of time. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump floats racketeering charges for George and Alex Soros<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2200058\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3501600\/fate-soros-empire-alex-george-soros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George and Alex Soros<\/a> should face federal racketeering charges on Wednesday morning in an escalation of his feud with the Democratic megadonors.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has long joined Republicans in painting the Soros family as Democratic bogeymen due to the millions they have funneled into left-wing campaigns, causes, and protests over the past three decades.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3783887\/fema-workers-suspended-warning-katrina-declaration\/\">FEMA workers suspended after signing &#8216;Katrina Declaration&#8217; over concerns of funding risks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3783502\/party-like-its-1989-trump-new-bush-republicanism\/\">Party like it&#8217;s 1989: Trump&#8217;s new Bush Republicanism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3783383\/dnc-speaker-dismisses-concerns-over-migrant-crime-carjackings-at-summer-meeting-not-a-top-concern-for-most-americans\/\">DNC speaker dismisses concerns over migrant crime, carjackings at summer meeting: &#8216;Not a top concern for most Americans&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Reports indicate that the Open Society Foundations, which Alex now chairs, has <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/12\/us-news\/dark-money-megadonors-including-george-soros-fund-group-organizing-protests-against-trumps-dc-crime-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helped fund activists<\/a> protesting the president&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3496162\/trump-dc-police-takeover-national-guard-crime-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">takeover of the police<\/a> in Washington, D.C., and though Trump did not mention Washington by name, he claimed their history of donations and grants meets the standard for charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations&nbsp;Act.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America,&rdquo; the president wrote in a Wednesday morning post on Truth Social. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to allow these lunatics to rip apart America any more, never giving it so much as a chance to &lsquo;BREATHE,&rsquo; and be FREE.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Soros, and his group of psychopaths, have caused great damage to our Country! That includes his Crazy, West Coast friends,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;Be careful, we&rsquo;re watching you! Thank you for your attention to this matter!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House and Justice Department officials declined to answer questions about Trump&rsquo;s post, including whether the administration has already opened a RICO investigation into George Soros and Open Society.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Loomer, a conservative activist and close ally of the president, cast doubt on the possibility of charges being brought.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This would be nice. <\/p>\n<p>But Pam Blondi is our AG. <\/p>\n<p>Is anyone going to jail? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MtftqnrYhZ\">pic.twitter.com\/MtftqnrYhZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraLoomer\/status\/1960687001025323127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3783215\/trump-preparing-legal-fight-fire-federal-reserve-governor-lisa-cook\/\"><strong>TRUMP PREPARING FOR LEGAL FIGHT OVER ATTEMPT TO FIRE FEDERAL RESERVE GOVERNOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This would be nice. But Pam Blondi [sic] is our AG,&rdquo; she posted on X Wednesday with a screenshot of Trump&rsquo;s statement. &ldquo;Is anyone going to jail?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>RICO cases allow prosecutors to hold the leadership of criminal enterprises accountable for the acts committed by other members of their organization, so long as a &ldquo;pattern of racketeering activity&rdquo; is established across any 10-year window.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump suggests racketeering charges for George and Alex Soros<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2479441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25072723713462.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37796,34730,36160,62089,3634],"class_list":["post-2479440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alex-soros","tag-george-soros","tag-political-controversy","tag-racketeering-charges","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25072723713462.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2479440"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2479444,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479440\/revisions\/2479444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2479441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2479440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2479440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2479440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}