{"id":2646056,"date":"2026-08-17T13:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialist-group-panics-over-fbi-allegedly-investigating-it-again\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:11:45","slug":"socialist-group-panics-over-fbi-allegedly-investigating-it-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialist-group-panics-over-fbi-allegedly-investigating-it-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Socialist group panics over FBI allegedly investigating it again"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fsocialist-group-panics-over-fbi-allegedly-investigating-it-again%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=2646056&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>Socialist activists are alleging that the Trump administration has once again targeted their organization,the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO),with FBI scrutiny,reminiscent of past investigations and raids from over a decade ago. The FBI questioned an Orlando-based activist about the group in August, prompting warnings from FRSO and the Committee to Stop FBI Repression to avoid talking to agents without legal counsel and to inform their networks about any visits. Historically, the FBI suspected the organization of providing support to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-biden-administration-is-politicizing-the-military\/\" title=\"How the Biden Administration is Politicizing the Military\">foreign terrorist groups<\/a>, though no charges were filed after 2010, when raids occured amid concerns of radical activity and plans to protest political conventions. The FBI has maintained ongoing surveillance and mention of the group in documents during recent administrations, citing past violent activities and efforts to disrupt political events. The organizations urge members to resist FBI inquiries to prevent repression, emphasizing the importance of collective action and transparency to counteract governmental intimidation. The FBI and FRSO have not responded to requests for comment.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Socialist activists claim <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">the Trump administration<\/a> has their group in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">the FBI\u2019s<\/a> crosshairs again, more than a decade after agents famously surveiled and raided them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI questioned an Orlando, Florida, activist about the Freedom Road Socialist Organization on Aug. 11, according to Friday statements <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/freedomroadorg\/status\/2088349504302973029\">by the group<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/fightbacknews.org\/articles\/fbi-asking-questions-in-florida-dont-talk\">Committee to Stop FBI Repression<\/a>. Both organizations warned against talking to agents if approached and urged notifying those in their networks if they receive a visit.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4689473\/socialist-group-panic-fbi-investigating-again\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Socialist group panics over FBI allegedly investigating it again<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4688871\/jewish-advocates-maryland-gun-ban-synagogues\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jewish advocates fear historic Maryland public carry ban disarms synagogues<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4688995\/hate-crime-charges-manhattan-synagogue-attack\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hate crime charges filed after man disrupts Manhattan synagogue service<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freedom Road Socialist Organization has been on high alert for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\">law enforcement<\/a> scrutiny since an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/209461272\/Affidavit-of-John-P-Thomas-on-the-Freedom-Road-Socialist-Organization\">FBI terrorism probe<\/a> that culminated in home and office raids in 2010. The group managed to evade charges despite multiple prior administrations keeping a close eye on its radical activities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> is now ramping up <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4636898\/texan-armed-community-defense-for-leftists\/\">investigations and prosecutions<\/a> against leftist activists <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4688414\/homeland-security-investigated-minnesota-labor-unions\/\">using<\/a> undercover <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/16\/left-wing-extremism-fbi-terrorism-bombings-california-turtle-island-palestine\/\">operatives<\/a> and other methods, sparking renewed worries among activists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s clear that this is a part of a pattern of ongoing state repression that began in 2010,\u201d said the Committee to Stop FBI Repression, which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/stopfbi.org\/about\/\">formed in response<\/a> to the 2010 raids.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs ever, their aim is to infiltrate and destroy our movements,\u201d the group said about the FBI. \u201cThe Trump administration has made it abundantly clear that they are pushing that agenda hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three FBI offices in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\">Florida<\/a> and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner\u2019s<\/em> requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI in 2010 suspected the socialist group had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-security-advisor-sullivan-russia-could-invade-ukraine-any-day-now\/\" title=\"National Security Advisor Sullivan: Russia Could Invade Ukraine &#039;Any Day Now&#039;\">provided material support<\/a> to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/foreign-terrorist-organizations\">foreign terrorist<\/a> organizations <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4649159\/foreign-marxist-terrorist-group-influence-us-activism\/\">Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine<\/a> and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, court records show. The case did not lead to charges after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2010\/09\/29\/fbi-raids-folo\">public outcry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\">Obama administration<\/a>, the FBI continued to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vault.fbi.gov\/freedom-road-socialist-organization\/freedom-road-socialist-organization-final\/view\">mention<\/a> the group in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Freedom-Road-Socialist-Organization-Final.pdf\">documents<\/a> under Trump\u2019s first presidency and former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>. One 2020 intelligence report described the socialists\u2019 plans to protest the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville that year, but the RNC ultimately <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2020\/07\/24\/groups-opposed-to-city-hosting-rnc-relieved-after-event-in-jacksonville-called-off\/\">canceled its event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFRSO has a previous history of violent activity and civil unrest intended to manipulate and influence the electoral process and public perceptions, particularly playing a role in disrupting Republican and Democratic National Conventions,\u201d the FBI report said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4678950\/antifa-inmates-support-group-joins-hamas-financier-daughter-not-terorrists\/\">ANTIFA INMATES\u2019 SUPPORT GROUP JOINS HAMAS FINANCIER\u2019S DAUGHTER TO ARGUE THEY\u2019RE NOT TERRORISTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freedom Road Socialist Organization\u2019s Friday statement told comrades not to answer any FBI questions beyond confirming their identity, write down agents\u2019 names, ask them to leave unless they have a warrant, and \u201clet people know right away\u201d about the encounter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPolitical repression thrives on people feeling isolated and afraid,\u201d the organization said. \u201cShining a light on what the FBI is doing and talking to each other takes this power away from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Socialist group fears FBI scrutiny again, over a decade after 2010 raids<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1239,"featured_media":2646057,"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\/08\/AP26217615627457.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14436,44999,36160,55781,14429],"class_list":["post-2646056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-activism","tag-fbi-investigation","tag-political-controversy","tag-socialist-group","tag-surveillance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217615627457.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646056","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\/1239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2646056"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2646060,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646056\/revisions\/2646060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2646057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2646056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2646056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2646056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}