Trump’s Attack on George Soros Is the Next Step in the Autocrat’s Handbook

THE GUARDIAN: Having already attacked judges, lawyers, media companies and universities, the president has set his sights on civilians

As a former federal prosecutor, I know that prosecutors should be guided by the facts. But in his determination to hound George Soros, Donald Trump wants prosecutors to become agents of his personal vendetta, facts be damned. That is the conclusion to be drawn from the instructions issued by one of Trump’s senior justice department officials to a group of US attorney’s offices across the country, telling them to investigate Soros’s foundation.

This is the latest step in Trump’s implementation of the autocrat’s handbook, with the aim of chipping away at the checks and balances on presidential authority. Having already attacked judges, lawyers, media companies and universities, Trump now sets his sights on civil society. Soros, a longtime and extraordinarily generous funder of progressive causes around the world including in the United States, is Target Number 1. Trump shares this fixation with the likes of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most prominent autocrat, who for years has used Soros as a scapegoat for widespread and growing dislike of his corrupt, self-serving rule. » | Kenneth Roth | Saturday, September 27, 2025

Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The directive suggests department leaders are following orders from the president, a major break from decades of past practice meant to insulate the agency from political interference.

A senior Justice Department official has instructed more than a half dozen U.S. attorney’s offices to draft plans to investigate a group funded by George Soros, the billionaire Democratic donor whom President Trump has demanded be thrown in jail.

The official’s directive, a copy of which was viewed by The New York Times, goes as far as to list possible charges prosecutors could file, ranging from arson to material support of terrorism. The memo suggests department leaders are following orders from the president that specific people or groups be subject to criminal investigation — a major break from decades of past practice meant to insulate the Justice Department from political interference.

The move is the latest instance of the Justice Department moving against Mr. Trump’s perceived enemies.

Over the weekend, the president urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to act quickly in seeking criminal charges against his longtime nemesis, the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey, and the New York attorney general, Letitia James, who has sued Mr. Trump and his businesses for hundreds of millions of dollars. Separate investigations into them are being conducted by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia, and grand juries may soon be asked to vote on proposed indictments in those cases. » | Devlin Barrett | Reporting from Washington | Thursday, September 25, 2025

Billionaire George Soros Hands Over Control of His Investment Empire to His Son | DW News

Jun 12, 2023 | George Soros is handing over control of his investment and philanthropic empire to his son Alexander. Mr Soros's 25-Billion-dollar business holdings include the nonprofit Open Society Foundations, which funnels around one and a half billion dollars a year to human rights and pro democracy causes. George Soros is 92 years old and has often been targetted by right-wing autocrats and governments for his backing of liberal causes. His son says he's more of a politician than his father and has pledged to broaden the foundation's priorities to include voting and abortion rights, as well as gender equity. For more on the Soros legacy and what this change at the top is likely to mean, we talk to Journalist and Author Emily Tamkin who joins us from the Austrian capital, Vienna. She's author of "The Influence of Soros," which looks at his life and how he became a favourite target of the right. Her most recent book Bad Jews looks at the history of Jewish American politics and identities.

Orbán wettert gegen „Brüssel“ und Soros

Viktor Orbán im Mai in Budapest | Bild: REUTERS
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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Die Kraft des Westens sei im Schwinden begriffen, sagt der ungarische Ministerpräsident bei seiner jährlichen Rede in Rumänien. Er gibt auch vor zu wissen, wer daran Schuld sei.

Der ungarische Ministerpräsident Viktor Orbán sieht sich im Kampf mit dem Westen, der seinem Land eine falsche Sanktionspolitik und fremde Werte aufzwingen wolle. „Die Kraft, die Leistung, das Ansehen und die Handlungsfähigkeit der westlichen Zivilisation sind im Schwinden begriffen“, erklärte der rechtsnationale Politiker am Samstag vor Tausenden Anhängern im rumänischen Kurort Baile Tusnad.

Orbán regiert seit 2010 in dem EU-Land Ungarn. Wegen des Abbaus von Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit steht Orbán mit der Europäischen Union in Konflikt. Gegen Ungarn laufen derzeit mehrere Verfahren, darunter eines im Rahmen des neuen Rechtsstaatsmechanismus, das zum Entzug von EU-Fördermitteln führen kann. » | Quelle: dpa | Samstag, 23. Juli 2022

Ukraine Invasion May Be Start of ‘Third World War’, Says George Soros

THE GUARDIAN: Veteran philanthropist tells World Economic Forum civilisation ‘may not survive’ what is coming

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to be the “beginning of the third world war” that could spell the end of civilisation, the veteran philanthropist and former financier George Soros has warned.

In a ferocious attack on Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Soros warned that autocratic regimes were in the ascendant and the global economy was heading for a depression.

Soros, who has become a hate figure for the hard right in the US, also heavily criticised the former German chancellor Angela Merkel for cosying up to Moscow and Beijing.

With the mood in Davos already downbeat due to the war in Ukraine, Soros ramped up the gloomy rhetoric to new heights.

“The invasion may have been the beginning of the third world war and our civilisation may not survive it,” he said. » | Larry Elliott, Economics editor | Tuesday, May 24, 2022

"A Conspiracy Fact": Soros, Trudeau Plot "Refugee" Scheme

Ezra Levant of TheRebel.media details the plan George Soros and Justin Trudeau signed to normalize "refugee" settlement in the west (and silence opposition to it.)

The 60 Minutes Interview: George Soros Tried To Bury It!

Billionaire Soros Linked to Anti-Trump protests – WikiLeaks

Some of the anti-Trump protests in the US have been organized by groups that were sponsored by Clinton sympathizer and billionaire George Soros.

Billionaire Soros Linked to Anti-Trump Protests – WikiLeaks

Some of the anti-Trump protests in the US have been organized by groups that were sponsored by Clinton sympathizer and billionaire George Soros.

US-Börsenguru Soros: "Die EU wird wegen der Flüchtlingskrise zerfallen"

KRONEN ZEITUNG: Für US- Börsenguru George Soros steckt Europa wegen der anhaltenden Flüchtlingskrise in einer schweren Krise. "Die EU ist dem Untergang geweiht und wird zerfallen", diagnostierte der Milliardär. Europa sei derzeit "wie ein Kino ohne Notausgänge, in dem Feuer ausgebrochen ist". Die einzige Chance zur Rettung sieht er in einer gemeinsamen europäischen Asylpolitik.

Soros sei von Anfang an ein großer Unterstützer der EU gewesen, sehe aber jetzt, dass sie führerlos dahinvegetiere. "Es gibt eine echte Panik und keine Abhilfe", sagte der 86- Jährige im Interview mit Bloomberg TV am Rande des Weltwirtschaftsforums im Schweizer Davos. » | red | Freitag, 22. Januar 2016

Streit mit Putin: Russische Behörde lässt Bücher von George Soros verbrennen

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Weil sie angeblich die Jugend gefährden, werden in Russland Bücher vernichtet, die mit Unterstützung von George Soros veröffentlicht wurden. Grund ist wohl nicht der Inhalt - sondern der Streit zwischen dem US-Milliardär und Wladimir Putin.

Behörden in der russischen Nordprovinz Komi haben mit der Vernichtung von Büchern begonnen, die mit Unterstützung des US-Milliardärs George Soros veröffentlicht wurden. Das geht aus einer Antwort des regionalen Bildungsministeriums auf eine Anfrage des lokalen Nachrichtenportals "7x7" hervor. Mehrere hundert Publikationen wurden demnach bereits aus Beständen örtlicher Hochschulen in der Stadt Workuta entfernt.

Als Grund heißt es in einer entsprechenden Anordnung, die Bücher würden unter Jugendlichen "der russischen Ideologie fremde Vorstellungen" verbreiten, sie führten auch zu "verzerrter Wahrnehmung der vaterländischen Geschichte". » | Von Benjamin Bidder, Moskau | Donnerstag, 14. Januar 2016