Open Society Foundations, which was founded by George Soros, said that a federal criminal probe into its operations without evidence of wrongdoing would amount to the Trump administration abusing its power and threatening free speech.
The group, one of the world’s most influential philanthropies, responded to a New York Times reportBloomberg Terminal that a senior Justice Department official had instructed several US Attorneys’ Offices across the country to draft plans to investigate Open Society for suspected crimes including supporting terrorism.