A major George Soros-funded philanthropic organization, Open Society Foundations (OSF), is firing back at what it calls "politically motivated attacks on civil society" after The New York Times reported that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is directing federal prosecutors to draft plans to investigate the group.

The Open Society Foundations (OSF), funded by George Soros, has rebuked the Trump administration for reportedly planning a politically motivated investigation into the charity.

The executive memorandum follows reports that the Department of Justice is calling on federal prosecutors to investigate George Soros’s 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.

The Department of Justice indicted former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday evening, acting on direct instructions from President Donald Trump