Posted on 10/31/2025 11:07:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Justice Department is probing whether Black Lives Matter (BLM) defrauded donors who sent the organization millions of dollars during the racial justice protests in 2020, the Associated Press is reporting.
Federal law enforcement authorities have issued subpoenas and served a search warrant as part of an investigation into the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. that helped ignite protests in U.S. cities following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020, anonymous sources told the wire service.
Protests in some locations resulted in deaths, rioting, looting, fires, and extensive property destruction.
According to AP:
It was not clear if the investigation would result in criminal charges, but its mere existence invites fresh scrutiny to a movement that in recent years has faced criticism about its public accounting of donations it has received. The recent burst of investigative activity is also unfolding at a time when civil rights organizations have raised concerns about the potential for the Trump administration to target a variety of progressive and left-leaning groups that have been critical of him, including those affiliated with BLM, the transgender rights movement and anti-ICE protesters.
The Justice Department declined to comment on the Thursday report.
The investigation actually began in the Biden administration, according to one of AP’s sources, and has received renewed attention during the Trump administration.
The BLM foundation said it took in over $90 million in donations following the highly publicized death of Floyd, who was seen on viral video struggling to breathe under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer who was later convicted of murder.
Critics have accused the nonprofit foundation of not being forthcoming about how it was spending its donations.
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Will scream racism.
Any bets as to whether anyone will be tried and jailed?
I’ll take no.
Kinda hard to scream racism when you’re living in a 3 million dollar mansion............
Kinda hard to scream racism when you’re living in a 3 million dollar mansion............
$6 MILLION
What in the wide wide world of sports?
Ya think?
Wait for it.......... 1.......2.........3.......
DOJ is......racist!!!!!!!!
They’ll do it anyway.
Investigating just now? This was well known years ago and so far nothing. Lets not hold our breath.
A global search of all records should start with the 2 keywords “bricks” and “pallets”. They’d probably hit paydirt quick with either or both of those!
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I hired you men to get a little track laid, not to jump around like a bunch of Kansas City ...
I have a gif for this, but it’s at home...
These donations were no more than willful ignorance. No harm no foul.
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