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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

At Trump’s behest, DOJ is pushing federal prosecutors across the country to charge George Soros: report

A top official at the Department of Justice reportedly directed top prosecutors across the country to criminally charge George Soros after Donald Trump called for the billionaire philanthropist to face racketeering charges and be thrown in jail.

Trump, who had publicly urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to swiftly seek criminal charges against his political enemies just days earlier, has baselessly alleged that Soros and his Open Society Foundations support “violent protests” as the president gins up prosecutions of his political enemies.

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