FBI and Treasury investigate funding sources for political violence in the U.S. following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
FBI Director Kash Patel has revealed that the bureau is currently joining forces with the Treasury Department to trace the funding of political violence erupting across the United States, pointing out that some of the money might be coming from locations overseas.
“In terms of how we crack down on the root cause of this violence, for now, putting aside the ideological motivations and how they got there, the monetary issue is a real issue,” Patel said.
“And as I’ve said before, we follow the money», Patel continued. «So we work with our partners at the Treasury Department to trace where the money came from, how these individuals paid for the training they received, or the platforms they were using, and also how these individuals collectively got together in whatever groups they were on, on whatever social media sites they were on, to utilize clickbait to make money for their ideology.”
“And so to trace all of those we are using, not just in Charlie’s investigation, but others, lawful process.
