Jack Poulson (@jackpoulson): "It is hard to imagine that the Justice Department’s recent directives to draft plans to investigate Soros’s Open Society Foundations won’t be impacted by this new national security memorandum, which gives new powers to go after nonprofits in the United States."

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It is hard to imagine that the Justice Department’s recent directives to draft plans to investigate Soros’s Open Society Foundations won’t be impacted by this new national security memorandum, which gives new powers to go after nonprofits in the United States.

Arnold & Porter, a heavyweight in Washington’s legal and policy circles, says “the stakes are high,” cautioning that NSPM-7 signals Justice Department plans to target tax-exempt organizations and their funders for criminal investigations based on actions historically protected by the First Amendment. “The Presidential Memorandum makes clear that DOJ intends to target tax-exempt organizations and their funders for investigation and potential criminal prosecution,” the legal minds at the law firm say. “Even the ‘indirect’ financing of ‘political violence’” could provoke liability, they warn.

Ken Klippenstein

Sep 29

7:08 PM

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