The days of black-clad basement dwellers torching cities while their deep-pocket enablers sip lattes in safety are numbered. For years, Antifa has been the left’s pet project, a ragtag army of rage-aholics turning peaceful protests into bonfires of anarchy. They’ve been fixtures in every riot from Portland to Kenosha, smashing windows, assaulting cops, and generally acting like the spoiled brats they are. But now, with Kash Patel at the helm of the FBI, the party’s over. America’s finally got a director who’s not afraid to follow the money and slap cuffs on the real culprits—the fat cats funding this chaos. And let me tell you, it’s about damn time.
The Money Trail: No More Hiding in the Shadows
Patel isn’t messing around. Back in October 2025, he made it crystal clear that the FBI was done playing patty-cake with these domestic terrorists. He announced the first-ever terrorism charges against Antifa-aligned thugs for their July 4 attack on an ICE facility in Texas, where they tried to turn Independence Day into a shootout. Two clowns, Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts, got hit with material support to terrorism charges for their role in wounding a cop. Patel called it a “coordinated, planned attack by dozens of individuals to murder police officers,” and he wasn’t exaggerating. This wasn’t some spontaneous tantrum; it was organized, and somebody paid for the masks, the molotovs, and the getaway vans.
Fast forward to the new year, and Patel’s doubling down. In a no-holds-barred interview, he revealed the FBI, teaming up with Treasury, is mapping out the entire Antifa network by chasing every dirty dollar. “Money never lies,” he said, and he’s right—these riots don’t fund themselves. We’re talking feeder organizations supplying cash, resources, and weapons to keep the violence rolling. Patel’s message to the funders? “We are properly going to chase them down like the domestic terrorists that they are.” Ouch. That’s gotta sting for the limousine liberals who’ve been writing checks while pretending it’s all about “social justice.”
This @FBI is following the money.
Whether it’s ANTIFA or any other violent criminal organization – we know their operations don’t exist alone, they operate with heavy funding streams.
We’re finding them and those who fund their criminal activity. @dbongino pic.twitter.com/37pAHATufA
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) February 18, 2026
Revelations in Minnesota: The Funders Are Exposed
Things got even hotter in February 2026. Patel dropped a bombshell about anti-ICE protests in Minnesota, where left-wing groups have been stirring up trouble. Investigators have nailed down the funders behind these chaos operations. “It can’t be publicized yet, but we have found groups and individuals responsible for funding it, because it’s not happening organically,” he stated. That’s code for: We’ve got the receipts, and arrests are coming. No more organic grassroots fairy tales—these riots are bought and paid for, and Patel’s FBI is tearing apart the financial web.
He didn’t stop there. In a recent chat with Dan Bongino on February 18, 2026, Patel teased major breakthroughs: “Wait until you see what’s coming in the next month or two on the funding streams to Antifa—we found them.” The bureau’s made “significant headway” under NSPM-7, the Trump directive that’s finally giving law enforcement the tools to dismantle these networks piece by piece. They’re starting to arrest folks who used their funds to incite violence under the guise of peaceful protest. If you’re a donor thinking your contributions are anonymous, think again. The FBI’s following every wire transfer, every dark money donation, and it’s leading straight to indictments.
Timeline: From Designation to Doomsday for Donors
Let’s break it down by the calendar, because justice might be slow, but under Patel, it’s relentless. President Trump kicked things off in September 2025 by designating Antifa as a major terrorist organization, vowing to gut their funding. By October 15, 2025, Patel was in the Oval Office, backing it up with action—announcing those Texas charges and promising a full-court press.
November 2025 saw Patel ramping up the rhetoric: “We will not rest until we find every single seed… money, donor, organization, and funding mechanism.” By January 2026, he was touting the FBI’s work with Treasury to track the cash flow, predicting “righteous prosecutions” as the new year turned. And now, in mid-February 2026, we’re hearing about specific finds in Minnesota and Texas, with more arrests on the horizon.
When will the big fish fry? Patel’s been crystal: Expect the floodgates to open in the next one to two months—think March or April 2026 for the first wave of funder indictments. He’s already got 28,000 violent offender arrests under his belt this year alone, and Antifa’s backers are next in line. No more slaps on the wrist; we’re talking federal terrorism raps that stick.
America First: Cleaning House for Real Peace
This isn’t just about payback—it’s about restoring order. For too long, these funders have played puppet master, bankrolling destruction while the rest of us foot the bill for burned-out businesses and traumatized communities. Patel’s turning the tables, and it’s glorious. “Play stupid games, win federal prizes,” as one observer put it. The left’s riot machine is grinding to a halt, and the America First agenda is delivering what the weak-kneed bureaucrats never could: actual accountability.
So, to the shadowy donors out there: Enjoy your freedom while it lasts. Patel’s coming, and he’s bringing the cuffs.