{"id":2571188,"date":"2026-02-18T17:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-patel-says-investigators-have-found-antifa-funding-sources\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T17:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:21:27","slug":"fbi-director-patel-says-investigators-have-found-antifa-funding-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-patel-says-investigators-have-found-antifa-funding-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Director Patel says investigators have found antifa funding sources"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ffbi-director-patel-says-investigators-have-found-antifa-funding-sources%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=2571188&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 washington Examiner reports that FBI Director kash Patel says investigators have uncovered significant funding streams tied to the antifa movement, signaling potential new enforcement actions as the bureau tightens it&#8217;s scrutiny of left-wing violence. Speaking on The Dan bongino Show, Patel said the FBI has been conducting a financial probe into how demonstrations tied to this movement are financed, with work dating back to the Trump era. He stressed that investigators are tracing money\u2014possibly through U.S.-based nonprofit groups and possibly foreign sources\u2014and that the focus is on funding that supports unlawful acts rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-publishes-eco-terrorist-calling-for-destruction-of-property\/\" title=\"NY Times Publishes Eco-Terrorist Calling for Destruction of Property\">constitutionally protected protest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Patel noted the FBI has elevated this effort by creating a dedicated program to identify financial backers of protest-related violence, though he did not identify specific donors or organizations and cautioned that more details could emerge as the investigation continues.He cited prosecutions already connected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-general-orders-investigation-into-portland-police-following-nick-sortors-arrest-at-antifa-protest\/\" title=\"Attorney General Orders Investigation into Portland Police Following Nick Sortor...s Arrest at ... Protest\">antifa-related violence<\/a>, including a federal Texas case involving nine defendants accused of ambushing ICE personnel, and a 2023 Georgia case related to Cop City. The article also references President Donald Trump\u2019s September executive order labeling antifa a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-gov-cuomo-grants-clemency-to-weather-underground-member\/\" title=\"Fmr. Gov. Cuomo grants clemency to Weather Underground member\">domestic terrorist organization<\/a>, while stating the FBI has not announced new charges tied to these funding networks. Antifa is described as decentralized but with some organizational structures, which investigators say can be targeted through financial tracking.  <\/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\">FBI Director Patel says investigators have found antifa funding sources<\/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_2509113\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\">Kash Patel<\/a> said Wednesday that federal investigators have uncovered what he described as significant funding streams tied to antifa, signaling potential new enforcement actions as the bureau intensifies scrutiny of left-wing violence.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on&nbsp;<em>The Dan Bongino Show<\/em>, Patel told his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dan-bongino\/\">former co-deputy director<\/a> that the FBI under the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> has been conducting a financial investigation into how demonstrations linked to the loosely organized far-left movement are supported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4461616\/netflix-warner-bros-merger-lawsuit\/\">Netflix faces consumer lawsuit as Warner Bros. merger scrutiny mounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4461762\/les-wexner-deposition-conned-in-epstein-relationship-did-nothing-wrong\/\">Les Wexner testifies he was &#8216;conned&#8217; in Epstein relationship but did &#8216;nothing wrong&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4461454\/paris-prosecutors-open-epstein-investigations\/\">Paris prosecutors open Epstein-related investigations using files released by Trump administration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;BREAKING: FBI Director Kash Patel reveals on Dan Bongino that a MAJOR DISCOVERY has been made regarding the FUNDERS of Antifa terrorists<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wait until you see what&#8217;s coming in the next month or two on the FUNDING STREAMS related to this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>LFG! &#128293;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You and I had launched a&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lp3o8Jls22\">pic.twitter.com\/Lp3o8Jls22<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2024177417149878556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2026<\/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>&ldquo;These organizations don&rsquo;t operate alone or in silence,&rdquo; Patel said. &ldquo;They operate with a heavy, heavy stream of funding. And we started looking into it &mdash; and guess what? We found them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4454297\/democrats-affordability-fundraising-gop-midterms\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS BET KITCHEN-TABLE ISSUES CAN BLUNT GOP MONEY ADVANTAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patel did not identify specific donors, organizations, or financial mechanisms and said more details could emerge in the coming months as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI director said agents are examining whether funding has flowed through U.S.-based nonprofit groups, including some with tax-exempt status, as well as possible foreign sources. He emphasized that investigators are focused on tracing financial support tied to acts of violence rather than constitutionally protected protest activity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Money doesn&rsquo;t lie,&rdquo; Patel said, describing the effort as a strategy of &ldquo;following the money&rdquo; to determine who may be underwriting unlawful conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Patel also pointed to prosecutions the bureau has already brought that he said were connected to antifa-related violence, including federal arrests and convictions tied to protest incidents in multiple states. <\/p>\n<p>He referenced <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4461207\/mistrial-antifa-terrorism-case-defense-attorney-shirt\/\">the ongoing federal trial involving nine defendants in Texas<\/a> who are accused of ambushing and attempting to murder on ICE personnel on July 4, and a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/31033\/splc-attorney-among-23-facing-domestic-terrorism-charges-after-cop-city-protest\/\">case from 2023<\/a> in Georgia surrounding the proposed Atlanta public safety training facility known as &ldquo;Cop City.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4450073\/armchair-detectives-savannah-guthrie-missing\/\"><strong>ARMCHAIR DETECTIVES FLOOD SOCIAL MEDIA AS SEARCH FOR SAVANNAH GUTHRIE&rsquo;S MISSING MOTHER CONTINUES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Patel said the FBI has elevated the issue of investigating antifa funding networks internally by creating what he described as a dedicated program focused on identifying financial backers of protest-related violence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tracking antifa has become so important&rdquo; that the bureau established additional resources to investigate the funding behind such activity, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Antifa has long been described by participants and many analysts as a decentralized movement rather than a formal organization, a distinction that has complicated past law enforcement efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pursue conspiracy-style cases<\/a>.&nbsp;However, antifa does have some organizational structures, such as conferences and a national network for local chapters.<\/p>\n<p>Bongino said past FBI leadership under former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden put forth the notion that antifa is nothing more than &ldquo;an idea,&rdquo; adding that &ldquo;you and I know that&rsquo;s bulls***. It&rsquo;s not an idea when actual action follows the idea.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4461207\/mistrial-antifa-terrorism-case-defense-attorney-shirt\/\">MISTRIAL DECLARED IN FIRST ANTIFA TERRORISM CASE OVER DEFENSE ATTORNEY&rsquo;S &lsquo;POLITICALLY CHARGED&rsquo; ATTIRE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In September, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> signed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3819445\/trump-executive-order-antifa-domestic-terrorist-organization\/\">an executive order<\/a> declaring antifa as a domestic terror organization, after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-state-legislature-introduces-bill-to-ban-biological-males-from-womens-sports\/\" title=\"North Carolina State Legislature Introduces Bill To Ban Biological Males From Women\u2019s Sports\">initially expressed support<\/a> for doing so during his first term amid national protests and vandalism in cities following the death of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-floyd\/\">George Floyd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Patel said the FBI&rsquo;s current approach relies on intelligence and financial investigations similar to those used in other counterterrorism probes, but he did not announce any new charges tied specifically to the alleged funding networks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>FBI finds antifa funding sources, Patel says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2571189,"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\/2026\/01\/AP25316671102016-e1769472563876.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3802,50645,51054],"class_list":["post-2571188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-antifa","tag-fbi-2","tag-patel-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25316671102016-e1769472563876.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571188","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\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571188"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571192,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571188\/revisions\/2571192"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}