Kash Patel said the FBI has uncovered significant financial networks supporting antifa-related activity and is expanding investigations into possible domestic and foreign funding sources.
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FBI Director Kash Patel said Wednesday that federal investigators have uncovered what he described as substantial funding streams connected to antifa, signaling potential future enforcement actions as the bureau intensifies scrutiny of protest-related violence.
According to a report from the Washington Examiner, Patel made the remarks during an appearance on “The Dan Bongino Show”, where he outlined what he characterized as a financial investigation launched under President Donald Trump’s administration.
“These organizations don’t operate alone or in silence,” Patel said. “They operate with a heavy, heavy stream of funding.
And we started looking into it, and guess what? We found them.”
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Patel did not identify specific donors, groups or financial channels but indicated that additional information could be disclosed in the coming months as the probe continues. He said agents are reviewing whether funds moved through U.S.-based nonprofit organizations, including entities with tax-exempt status, and are also examining possible foreign funding sources.
He emphasized that the bureau’s investigation is focused on financial support connected to acts of violence rather than constitutionally protected protest activity.
“Money doesn’t lie,” Patel said, describing the bureau’s approach as one of “following the money” to determine who may be underwriting unlawful conduct.
Patel pointed to previous federal prosecutions that he said were tied to antifa-related violence, including arrests and convictions stemming from protest incidents in multiple states. He referenced an ongoing federal trial involving nine defendants in Texas accused of ambushing and attempting to murder Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel on July 4, 2025.
He also cited a 2023 case in Georgia related to demonstrations surrounding the proposed Atlanta public safety training facility, commonly referred to as Cop City.
Patel said the bureau has elevated the issue internally by establishing a dedicated program focused on identifying financial backers of protest-related violence.
“Tracking antifa has become so important” that additional resources have been directed toward investigating funding sources, he said.
Antifa has often been described by participants and analysts as a decentralized movement rather than a formal organization, a characterization that has historically complicated efforts to pursue conspiracy-style prosecutions. Patel, however, referenced what he described as organizational structures, including conferences and a national network of local chapters.
During the same program, Bongino criticized previous FBI leadership under former Democratic Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden for referring to antifa as “an idea.”
“It’s not an idea when actual action follows the idea,” Bongino said.
In September 2025, President Trump signed an executive order designating antifa as a domestic terror organization after first proposing the designation during his first term.
Patel said the FBI’s current strategy mirrors financial investigative methods used in other counterterrorism cases. He did not announce new charges directly tied to the alleged funding networks but indicated that the bureau’s work remains ongoing.
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