Patel: Funders of Minneapolis Protests Identified by FBI

Newsmax ^ | January 26, 2026 | Charlie McCarthy

[TheDon]

FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday the bureau has identified people and groups who are funding leftist protests aimed at Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minnesota.

During an appearance on conservative commentator Benny Johnson's podcast, Patel confirmed that the FBI's investigation into the unrest is active and expanding.

"We've got … investigations ongoing into the funding of this," Patel told Johnson, stressing that the protests are "not happening organically" and that investigators have made "substantial progress" in uncovering groups and individuals financially backing them.

Patel also asserted that federal authorities are examining encrypted left-wing chats connected to protest organizers in Minnesota — warning those involved that they "should be worried" if they have violated federal statutes.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
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[TheDon]

Patel is on it. This was being discussed earlier on FR.

[Magnum44]

Just a reminder that your signal chats are not really secure...lol

[Fai Mao]

May I suggest this explains the patience with the protest? I hope it was to identify funding sources and ringleaders.

[ckilmer]

The demonstrations should shut down if the funding dries up.

We’ll see.

[Craftmore]

Bondi has truckloads of evidence being unloaded on her desk as we speak.

[ProgressingAmerica]

That will slow things down and make the crowds smaller if the money dries up, but won’t entirely halt things.

We have an enemy (progressives) who are happy to use the first amendment right to protest and even happier when we refuse to use our same rights as in the first amendment.

The only thing is rioting, which moves into another category and arena.

[dfwgator]

And “Top Men” are working on it.

[Vigilanteman]

I'm with you. I thought Trump was out of his mind holding campaign events in Brooklyn and New Jersey during 2024, but he knew what he was doing. It was almost as brilliant as inviting the women assaulted by the Clintons as guests to the debate in 2016 to diffuse the Access Hollywood tapes.

Hillary, I SAID something stupid but YOU actually defended the ACTIONS! Priceless.

[pierrem15]

Assuming they get around to making arrests, what will they do when the judges refuse to indict or find procedural grounds to dismiss or the left-wing juries nullify?

So far they seem to be getting -zero- results from the handful of prosecutions they pursued against James, etc.

[j.havenfarm]

Really? Pete Hegseth, call your office!

[FLT-bird]

Let me know when they actually do something about it.

[kvanbrunt2]

They need heavy duty cell jammers.

[bray]

Love this guy. Can you say drug and human trafficking cartels and is Barak involved?

[TheDon]

“May I suggest this explains the patience with the protest? I hope it was to identify funding sources and ringleaders.”

Good point.

[bray]

What would we do without the FReyores?

[devane617]

Flanagan is the head of the snake it looks like. From what I am reading she is the Signal leader coordinator in the mess.

[tennmountainman]

Charge and arrest them.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Here's an encrypted chat comment for you: I want all of the organizers, leaders and/or funders of this rebellious rioting arrested, charged with treason and hanged. I want the protestors who were manipulated by those leaders/organizers/funders punished in an unforgettable manner.

See if you can decrypt that.

[Sam Gamgee]

Got to love that the shoe is now on the other foot, and it is the left scurrying for safety. For a long time focus was put on so called “right wing” groups.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Agree.