Overview

• President Donald Trump urged prosecutors on Truth Social to charge George Soros and his son Alex under the racketeering statute for allegedly supporting violent protests.
• Trump accused the Soros family of causing national harm and warned, "Be careful, we're watching you," escalating a long-running feud with the Democratic-aligned donors.
• White House and Justice Department representatives would not confirm whether any inquiry into the Soros family or the Open Society Foundations is underway.
• Fact-checkers, including AFP, previously debunked viral claims that Soros-backed groups staged protest violence, such as stockpiling bricks for attacks on police.
• The demand for charges followed the FBI search of former adviser John Bolton's home and office days earlier, as Alex Soros now leads Open Society and the family remains a frequent target of conspiratorial attacks criticized as antisemitic.