{"id":2486004,"date":"2025-09-12T18:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-trump-pull-off-rico-charges-against-soros\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T18:31:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:31:21","slug":"can-trump-pull-off-rico-charges-against-soros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-trump-pull-off-rico-charges-against-soros\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Trump pull off RICO charges against 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\">16<\/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%2Fcan-trump-pull-off-rico-charges-against-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=2486004&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 discusses President Donald trump&#8217;s consideration of launching a federal racketeering (RICO) investigation against George Soros and his family, accusing them of funding protests that Trump characterizes as &#8220;real agitation&#8221; rather than free expression. Trump suggested that the protests, including an incident where protesters nearly confronted him at a Washington, D.C. restaurant, may provide grounds for legal action under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.<\/p>\n<p>Trump did not provide specific details but implied targeting Soros and his son, Alex Soros, who leads the Open Society Foundations-a philanthropic institution often accused by Trump of supporting left-wing activism. The article covers various protests linked to Soros-funded groups, some of which involved violence or legal violations, such as demonstrations organized by Jewish Voice for Peace and indivisible.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts express skepticism about whether a RICO case against Soros would meet the high evidentiary standards required,noting the need for concrete proof beyond political statements. Some suggest alternative legal approaches, such as exploring potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), as there are allegations of foreign lobbying activities by Alex soros that could be more legally viable.<\/p>\n<p>The article also references related political violence issues,including the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk,which Trump has linked to &#8220;radical-left&#8221; organizations he intends to prosecute.<\/p>\n<p>the report outlines the accusations,protest activities associated with soros-backed groups,the legal challenges of pursuing a RICO case,and possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lee-introduces-bill-to-halt-judges-control-of-u-s-attorneys\/\" title=\"Mike Lee Introduces Bill To Halt Judges\u2019 Control Of U.S. Attorneys\">alternative legal strategies<\/a> for investigation. <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\">Can Trump pull off RICO charges against 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_2202152\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;is considering launching a federal racketeering investigation into&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-soros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Soros<\/a>&nbsp;and members of his family, suggesting on Friday that they may be responsible for funding protests that he claims amount to &ldquo;real agitation,&rdquo; not free expression.<\/p>\n<p>The president said in an interview on Fox News that he believes there may be grounds for invoking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act<\/a> against Soros and affiliated networks following an incident earlier this week in which protesters came within feet of Trump at a Washington, D.C., restaurant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3805618\/judge-blocks-trump-policy-telling-immigration-courts-quickly-dismiss-cases\/\">Judge blocks Trump policy telling immigration courts to quickly dismiss cases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3805099\/judge-blocks-trump-administration-restricting-illegal-immigrants-head-start-program\/\">Judge blocks Trump administration from restricting illegal immigrants from Head Start program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3804310\/appeals-court-lifts-block-of-planned-parenthood-defunding-in-one-big-beautiful-bill-act\/\">Appeals court lifts block of Planned Parenthood defunding in One Big Beautiful Bill Act<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden, center, presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation&rsquo;s highest civilian honor, to Alex Soros, left, on behalf of his father George Soros, in the East Room of the White House, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Protesters get paid for their profession from Soros and other people,&rdquo; Trump said on <em>Fox and Friends<\/em>. &ldquo;And we&rsquo;re going to look into Soros, because I think it&rsquo;s a RICO case against him and other people. Because this is more than, like, protests. This is real agitation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump did not elaborate on which family members could be targeted or specify the legal framework under which a racketeering case might be pursued. But he previously said Soros &ldquo;and his wonderful Radical Left son&rdquo; should be prosecuted in an apparent reference to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alex-soros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alex Soros<\/a>, who chairs the board of directors of the&nbsp;Open Society Foundations, a global nonprofit group funded by the Soros family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>: &#8220;We&#8217;re going to look into Soros because I think it&#8217;s a RICO case against him and other people because this is more than protests. This is real agitation; this is riots on the street &mdash; and we&#8217;re going to look into that.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zwUr03G5DA\">pic.twitter.com\/zwUr03G5DA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1966480468934561857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 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>    <\/p>\n<p>The remark came as the president reiterated his intent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3802380\/trump-radical-left-violence-charlie-kirk-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prosecute individuals and organizations<\/a> he blames for political violence in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3806009\/tyler-robinson-what-we-know-about-charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TYLER ROBINSON: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION SUSPECT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity, and to other political violence, including the organizations that fund it and support it,&rdquo; Trump said in a video message earlier this week, before the suspect in the shooting, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was taken into custody late Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&rsquo;s statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3783969\/trump-soros-floats-racketeering-charges-george-alex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follows Trump&rsquo;s&nbsp;Aug. 27&nbsp;social media<\/a> post in which the president called on the Justice Department to charge George and Alex Soros under federal RICO laws &ldquo;because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-violence-at-soros-funded-protests\">Violence at Soros-funded protests<\/h2>\n<p>Open Society Foundations has denounced the president&rsquo;s accusations as &ldquo;outrageous and false,&rdquo; asserting that it does not &ldquo;fund violent protests.&rdquo; While violence is rare, but not unheard of, at protests organized by Soros-funded groups, general unlawful activity is far more common.<\/p>\n<p>Jewish Voice for Peace, one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2435752\/universities-move-to-suspend-students-for-justice-in-palestine-chapters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">primary groups<\/a> responsible for organizing pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the country, counts on the Soros family&rsquo;s philanthropic empire to provide it with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensocietyfoundations.org\/grants\/past?filter_keyword=Jewish+Voice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hundreds of thousands of dollars<\/a> per year. Some of the demonstrations Jewish Voice for Peace has helped organize turned violent, such as its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscp.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/uscp-statement-unlawful-demonstration-outside-dnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">November 2023 protest<\/a> outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters, where activists attacked and injured six Capitol Police officers, one of whom was pepper-sprayed.<\/p>\n<p>Even the organization&rsquo;s non-violent protests frequently precipitate violations of the law.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of the organization&rsquo;s members, for instance, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org\/2024\/07\/25\/thousands-shut-down-the-capitol-to-protest-israels-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrested<\/a> after occupying a congressional office building in July 2024. Jewish Voice for Peace was also a major player in the university encampment movement, where students, sometimes in violation of legal orders, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-cracks-down-on-california-agency-that-denied-musk-rocket-launch-expansion-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Court cracks down on California agency that denied Musk rocket launch expansion - Washington Examiner\">occupied public spaces<\/a> on college campuses. Some of these encampments turned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/33-protesters-were-arrested-at-george-washington-university-as-police-cleared-a-tent-encampment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">violent<\/a>, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZLMevSrVb5g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">skirmishes<\/a> between protesters and police during clearing operations. Jewish Voice for Peace was a key player in the events at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaspectator.com\/news\/2024\/05\/02\/timeline-the-gaza-solidarity-encampment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Columbia University<\/a>, which culminated in over 50 students <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org\/2024\/05\/01\/condemns-nypd-nyc-encampment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">barricading<\/a> themselves inside a university building before being arrested by the New York Police Department.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensocietyfoundations.org\/grants\/past?filter_keyword=Indivisible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indivisible<\/a>, a left-wing organizing operation most notable for its &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; protests, has also seen dozens of people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=no+kings+arrests&amp;sca_esv=740b1856071a0588&amp;biw=767&amp;bih=778&amp;tbm=nws&amp;ei=nTvEaMLcNoqo5NoPuaaqQQ&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiCn7i1xNOPAxUKFFkFHTmTKggQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=no+kings+arrests&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LW5ld3MiEG5vIGtpbmdzIGFycmVzdHMyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIIEAAYFhgKGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMggQABgWGAoYHjIGEAAYFhgeSKYjUL8RWN8hcAJ4AJABAJgBeqABlAuqAQQxNS4yuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIToALAC8ICBRAhGKABwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDhAAGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgINEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiKBZgDAIgGAZIHBDE2LjOgB_RmsgcEMTQuM7gHvAvCBwYwLjE4LjHIByQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrested<\/a> at its events.<\/p>\n<p>On top of funding protest groups that employ legally dubious tactics, Open Society Foundations has also provided financial support to an Israeli-designated terrorist organization and a U.S.-based nonprofit group that has long served as the <a href=\"https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/2024\/10\/16\/treasury-sanctions-sham-charity-for-terrorist-ties-following-ways-and-means-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. parent organization<\/a> for an organization the Department of the Treasury&rsquo;s Office of Foreign Assets Control <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy2646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">designated<\/a> as &ldquo;an international fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist organization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-would-a-rico-case-require\">What would a RICO case require?<\/h2>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RICO Act<\/a>&nbsp;was designed to prosecute organized criminal enterprises, requiring evidence of a pattern of racketeering activity, often involving fraud, violence, or obstruction. Legal experts remain divided on whether George Soros&rsquo;s alleged protest funding would meet that threshold, but some expressed openness to the idea that the president has broad latitude to pursue a case on either a civil or a criminal basis.<\/p>\n<p>Former federal prosecutor Michael Benza said the government&rsquo;s power to &ldquo;start an investigation is relatively limitless,&rdquo; but moving from a hunch to coercive steps such as grand jury subpoenas or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >search warrants requires concrete facts<\/a>, not political statements.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A government hunch is not enough,&rdquo; Benza said, adding that a magistrate must find probable cause based on sworn facts before authorizing a warrant.&nbsp;He also noted that if investigators designate the Soros network itself as a criminal target, Fifth Amendment issues can restrict some subpoena options, complicating the evidence&#8209;gathering process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Proof is always the problem,&rdquo; Benza said. &ldquo;The president has made lots of comments about what he thinks of the Soros and Soros foundations, none of which has ever been implicated in any sort of criminal activity. But that doesn&rsquo;t stop him from making these types of announcements.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harvard Law professor emeritus&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alan-dershowitz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alan Dershowitz<\/a> told the <em>Washington Examiner, <\/em>&ldquo;If there is something worth investigating and warrants it, maybe it should be explored.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alex Soros and Huma Abedin arrive at the Booksellers area of the White House for the State Dinner hosted by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden for Kenyan President William Ruto and Kenyan first lady Rachel Ruto, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Washington.&nbsp;(AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;[Soros] comes as close to being more of a James Bond villain as anyone on the Left,&rdquo; Dershowitz added.<\/p>\n<p>However, Dershowitz noted that he has often criticized RICO cases, especially the case Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brought against Trump in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Georgia<\/a> ahead of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor and former student of Dershowitz at Harvard Law School, said the legal standard remains high.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even if&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Attorney General Pam Bondi<\/a>&nbsp;or some DOJ prosecutor does Trump&rsquo;s bidding, it would have no merit,&rdquo; Rahmani told&nbsp;<em>Newsweek<\/em> last month. &ldquo;It would be immediately tossed out by any judge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-investigators-could-also-explore-fara-violations\">Investigators could also explore FARA violations<\/h2>\n<p>Some Soros critics say the president&rsquo;s legal team may have a more viable path by pursuing potential violations of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foreign Agents Registration Act<\/a> rather than racketeering.<\/p>\n<p>Parker Thayer, an investigative researcher at Capital Research Center, told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;he thinks there is stronger public evidence linking&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alex-soros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alex Soros<\/a>&nbsp;to alleged foreign lobbying activities that could potentially trigger FARA violations, particularly in connection with then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken&rsquo;s 2021 sanctions policy in Albania.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It seems pretty clear Alex might have intervened to try and get the opposition leader in Albania sanctioned,&rdquo; Thayer said, referencing the U.S. sanctions against Sali Berisha during the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden administration<\/a>. &ldquo;That would be lobbying on behalf of a foreign government &mdash; or at minimum, foreign citizens &mdash; to influence U.S. policy. That&rsquo;s textbook FARA.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thayer pointed to the close relationship between Alex Soros and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, noting that Rama&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/18\/style\/huma-abedin-alex-soros-wedding.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was a guest at Soros&rsquo;s wedding in June<\/a>. The sanctions decision by Blinken, which proved politically beneficial for Rama during an election cycle, raised red flags in Thayer&rsquo;s view, saying that if it were proven that he was lobbying without proper disclosure, that could have violated federal law.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s much more likely to be something there,&rdquo; Thayer said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3802380\/trump-radical-left-violence-charlie-kirk-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP TO TARGET &lsquo;RADICAL-LEFT&rsquo; GROUPS FUNDING VIOLENCE THAT LED TO CHARLIE KIRK&rsquo;S DEATH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to legal experts, the DOJ would have to determine whether any Soros-linked actors knowingly lobbied on behalf of foreign clients without properly registering. Little evidence of that has surfaced publicly, however.<\/p>\n<p>Any investigation into alleged FARA violations would likely involve subpoenas, a grand jury, and internal communications to evaluate whether U.S. policy was swayed as part of a coordinated influence effort.<\/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 eyes RICO probe on Soros over protest funding claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4029,"featured_media":2486005,"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\/09\/AP25253512491793.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34730,32869,5894,53981,3634],"class_list":["post-2486004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-george-soros","tag-legal-battle","tag-politics","tag-rico-charges","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25253512491793.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486004","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\/4029"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2486004"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2486008,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486004\/revisions\/2486008"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2486005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2486004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2486004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2486004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}