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

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.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he could get "involved if I want" in whether his Justice Department should pursue an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, but is leaving that determination to DOJ officials.

A memo urging an investigation follows President Trump’s call on prosecutors to pursue the liberal philanthropist.

The directive suggests department leaders are following Trump's orders, a major break from practices meant to insulate the agency from political interference.

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.

The Justice Department is pushing for investigations into the George Soros-funded Open Society Foundations, the first such case since White House leaders threatened criminal actions against nonprofits in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death.

A senior Department of Justice official reportedly instructed half a dozen top federal prosecutors to probe a George Soros-founded liberal philanthropic arm for potentially funding “pro-terror groups.