**BREAKING: TED CRUZ DROPS RICO ‘NUKE’ ON GEORGE SOROS IN SENATE – BILL COULD FREEZE $18B IN PROTEST FUNDING OVERNIGHT, LABEL IT ‘ORGANIZED CRIME’**
In a jaw-dropping Senate floor ambush that lit up social media like a Christmas tree on steroids, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz unveiled a explosive RICO bill Tuesday afternoon targeting billionaire financier George Soros directly—accusing him of masterminding a nationwide network of violent protests through shadowy funding channels. The legislation, dubbed the “Soros Racketeering Accountability Act,” could classify his Open Society Foundations as a criminal enterprise and freeze up to $18.2 billion in assets by executive order.
The dramatic showdown unfolded at 2:17 p.m. ET, just hours after “No Kings” demonstrators—many bused in from out of state—clashed with police outside the Capitol, torching American flags and vandalizing statues. Cruz, known for his razor-sharp legal mind from his days arguing before the Supreme Court, entered the chamber clutching a blood-red binder stamped **“SOROS RACKETEERING – ASSET FREEZE AUTHORIZED.”** He bypassed the presiding officer entirely and launched into what sources are calling the most devastating 42-second takedown in modern Senate history.
“George Soros,” Cruz thundered, his voice echoing off the marble walls like a prosecutor’s closing argument. “You’ve funneled $18.2 billion through 47 shell entities under the Open Society banner since 2020. That money didn’t buy soup kitchens—it bought chaos: 312 documented riots, 1,847 arrests, and countless businesses burned to the ground.”
He flipped the page with theatrical precision, revealing what aides later described as “ironclad predicate acts” under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
“Exhibit A: The Tides Foundation received $42 million—then wired payroll to Antifa-linked operatives running the Portland ‘autonomous zone’ for 100 straight nights. Exhibit B: ActBlue’s dark-money pools laundered $117 million to charter buses for the 2025 DNC convention riots in Chicago. Exhibit C: Fourteen Soros-backed district attorneys across the country—elected with your cash—released over 3,200 arrested rioters within 24 hours, citing ‘peaceful protest’ technicalities.”
The chamber fell into a stunned silence that lasted a full 42 seconds—longer than any filibuster pause in recent memory. C-SPAN’s live viewer counter rocketed past 41 million, eclipsing even the January 6 hearings. Phones buzzed uncontrollably as staffers live-tweeted the binder’s contents.
Cruz wasn’t done. Turning to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who sat stone-faced in the front row, the Texan delivered the kill shot: “Your party’s sugar daddy just graduated from donor to defendant. Under this bill, RICO predicates include wire fraud, interstate extortion, and conspiracy to incite violence. Penalties? Triple damages and immediate asset seizure—no trial, no appeal, just freeze. Tell Mr. Soros his ATM is officially offline.”
He slammed the binder shut with a crack that reverberated through the microphones. The sound bite instantly became the most-shared clip on X, racking up 312 million impressions in under 90 minutes under the hashtag #CruzRICO.
The Soros empire fired back almost immediately. Open Society Foundations released a statement calling the bill “a fascist assault on free speech and philanthropy,” vowing to fight it in every court from D.C. to the Supreme Court. Soros’s personal X account—verified with over 2.1 million followers—went dark within minutes, fueling speculation of an emergency PR lockdown.
Cruz, unfazed, posted a scorched American flag from the previous night’s protests alongside his retort: *“Fascism is bankrolling kids to burn Old Glory while hiding behind ‘democracy.’ Sue me, George.”* The post garnered 1.8 million likes in the first hour.
Legal experts consulted by Fox News say the bill has teeth. “RICO was designed for mob bosses, not billionaires—but the parallels are uncanny,” said former U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman. “If Cruz can prove the funding pattern constitutes a ‘continuing criminal enterprise,’ federal judges could issue ex parte freezes faster than you can say ‘offshore trust.’ We’re talking Cayman Islands accounts locked before the ink dries.”
Financial disclosures paint a damning picture. Open Society Foundations’ 2024 tax filings—publicly available on the IRS website—show $1.8 billion in grants to “social justice” groups, many of which overlap with FBI watchlists for domestic extremism. Cross-referenced with FEC data, over $200 million flowed to PACs that exclusively backed the 14 DAs Cruz named, all of whom ran on “criminal justice reform” platforms that critics say amount to catch-and-release for rioters.
The bill’s text, obtained exclusively by Fox News, includes a “Soros Clause” allowing the Attorney General to designate any foreign-financed protest network as a RICO enterprise if it meets three criteria: (1) coordinated violence, (2) interstate funding, (3) pattern of impunity. Violators face not just asset forfeiture but potential criminal referral to the DOJ’s Organized Crime Division.
White House reaction was muted. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged questions during the daily briefing, repeating “The President believes in peaceful protest” four times before pivoting to infrastructure. Democratic leadership, however, went ballistic. Schumer called an emergency caucus, reportedly screaming that the bill “turns philanthropy into felony.” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) compared it to “McCarthy’s blacklist on steroids.”
Republicans, smelling blood, are rallying. Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced a cloture vote for next week, forcing every Democrat to go on record. “If you’re against freezing riot money, explain that to the small-business owner whose shop was looted last night,” Thune told Fox News.
By 6:00 p.m. ET, the crimson binder had been escorted under guard to the Senate archives—sealed as “Exhibit A” in what clerks are already calling the “Soros File.” But thanks to C-SPAN’s unedited feed and thousands of cellphone videos, its contents are now immortalized online. Downloads of the bill’s text crashed the Senate server twice.
Market ripples were immediate. Stocks tied to Soros’s Quantum Fund dipped 3.2% in after-hours trading. ActBlue reported a 55% plunge in donations—the sharpest single-day drop since the 2020 election.
Cruz, exiting the Capitol amid a scrum of reporters, offered his trademark grin: “I didn’t write the law to target one man. But if the shoe fits a billionaire puppet-master pulling strings on American streets… well, lace that sucker up for federal prison.”
As night fell over D.C., protest crowds outside dwindled—organizers citing “funding delays.” Whether this marks the death knell for billionaire-backed chaos or the birth of a dangerous precedent remains hotly debated. One thing is undeniable: Ted Cruz just turned the Senate into a courtroom, George Soros into the defendant, and $18 billion into potential evidence.
