The foundation started by billionaire George Soros, long a target of conspiracy theories, could soon be under investigation. Its president says it is "ready for whatever comes."

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -George Soros-funded Open Society Foundations on Thursday slammed a reported push by the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the philanthropic organization for supporting terrorism and other crimes as "politically motivated attacks" to silence President Donald Trump's adversaries.

The billionaire philanthropist—one of the great funders of left-wing causes—has been tied to numerous false claims for decades.

A top Justice Department official reportedly directed federal prosecutors to investigate Trump target George Soros' Open Society Foundations network.

Top prosecutors have received a directive to prepare to launch probes into the Open Society Foundations, a group funded by Democratic donor George Soros, sources say.

Billionaire investor George Soros, whose left-leaning donations have triggered criticism from right-wingers, has long been painted as “the puppet master and the extreme left-wing manipulator,” as he once sarcastically described himself.

NEW YORK (AP) — Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy of hedge fund billionaire George Soros, has consistently been one of the largest funders of human rights organizations around the world. But what that means has changed in recent years, with a new focus on addressing inequality.

Dozens of progressive nonprofits condemned President Donald Trump’s general attacks on his political opponents and a specific report of a potential investigation into billionaire George

George Soros has been the go-to bogeyman for the American right — and right-wing leaders around the world — for years. The 95-year-old billionaire has funneled money into causes around the globe, supporting democratic endeavors, immigration efforts and ...