The Trump Department of Justice has just seized more than $500,000 in cryptocurrency that was given as ‘donations’ to the terror group Hamas.
It is positively sickening to think that the names of American citizens could be on that donor list, but that is the world we live in now.
U.S. Attorney for DC, Jeanine Pirro, played a role in the operation and shared some information about it on Twitter/X which you can see below.
This is from the DOJ press release:
Today the Justice Department announced the disruption of an ongoing scheme by Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya (Hamas) –— a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization — to raise funds for terrorist operations and recruit supporters.
As part of the Department’s efforts, over $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations destined for Hamas were seized and its fundraising and recruitment communication platforms and websites were disrupted.
Hamas originally controlled the seized infrastructure and cryptocurrency addresses on behalf of its military wing, the Al Qassam Brigades.
“These seizures deprive Hamas of resources it relies on to recruit and radicalize individuals online and finance barbaric attacks like the one on October 7, 2023,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “We will continue to tighten the vise on Hamas’s capacity for terror by infiltrating its online networks, confiscating its cryptocurrency, and shutting down its websites.”
“A message to Hamas: We will stop your fundraising for terror,” said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro for the District of Columbia. “Your networks are not secure, your crypto is vulnerable, and we will not stop until your ability to wage war is defeated.”
“Hamas relied on cryptocurrency and online platforms to solicit funds from donors around the world and move that money outside the formal financial system,” said Assistant Director Brett Leatherman of the FBI’s Cyber Division.
“The FBI seized online infrastructure and $560,000 in cryptocurrency, capturing donations intended for the organization. The FBI will continue to use its authorities to intercept illicit funds and prevent terrorist organizations from exploiting digital networks to finance their operations.”
“Reducing the capabilities of foreign terrorist organization’s ability to receive donations and creating distrust in communications to their donors was the primary focus of this latest operation,” said Special Agent in Charge Justin A. Garris of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office.
“This continued success demonstrates the unwavering commitment and determination of the FBI in fighting terrorism. We will continue to use every tool at our disposal to shut off the flow of funds to this group and protect the American people.”
See Jeanine Pirro’s comments:
Hamas tried to hide its money online. We found it.
$560,000+ in cryptocurrency seized. Hamas websites and servers taken down.
We will use every tool at our disposal to cut off terrorist financing and disrupt Hamas wherever it operates—including in cyberspace. https://t.co/WJ4DKyEPJg pic.twitter.com/x5xzlCNGvx
— US Attorney Pirro (@USAttyPirro) September 1, 2026
It’s just one more thing that probably would have been ignored if Trump had not won the 2024 election.
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