FBI and IRS agents are creating a joint task force to investigate nonprofits suspected of funding domestic terrorism or political violence, sources told CBS News. The operation, described as a “mission control command center,” will be based at the FBI, with IRS Criminal Investigations agents on temporary one-year assignments.
The Justice Department is also assembling a task force to probe antifa-linked funding, and U.S. attorney offices have been directed to assign domestic terrorism coordinators.
The initiative follows a December memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi instructing federal agencies to prioritize investigations of antifa and other extremist groups. Bondi highlighted potential violence, anti-American and anti-religious ideologies, and tax fraud as key concerns, and ordered law enforcement to compile intelligence on such groups for the FBI.
The memo builds on a September executive order from President Trump on domestic terrorism, issued after high-profile incidents including the 2025 assassination of Charlie Kirk.
