When asked directly if the foundation was supporting terrorist organizations, Patel declined to confirm or deny, saying he could not comment on ongoing investigations.

Turning to the issue of Antifa and the president's new executive order granting expanded authority to federal agencies, Patel explained that investigators are focusing on financial networks behind the unrest. "The one thing I've done my entire career under investigations," Patel said, "is follow the money."

This was the same advice Patel had received from Senator Ted Cruz in September, following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Cruz urged Patel to pursue not only those directly responsible but also those funding or organizing the violence. He emphasized that the unrest did not appear spontaneous.

Cruz told Patel, "I want to encourage you, in the course of this investigation, to absolutely go after anyone who aided and abetted. But I would more broadly encourage you to follow the money." He argued that much of the violence seen across the country was not purely organic, but fueled by what he described as "significant money spreading dissension."

According to Cruz, investigators had already found shell casings bearing slogans popularized by Antifa, further suggesting a coordinated and well-funded effort. He also cited evidence of similar financial backing behind the Antifa and Black Lives Matter riots of previous years, as well as the pro–open border riots in Los Angeles and other cities over the past year.

"I've introduced legislation called the Stop Funding Rioters Act," Cruz said, explaining that the bill would add rioting to the list of predicate offenses under RICO. "I believe the money should be tracked and prosecuted under RICO." He went on to note that at recent anti-Semitic and violent campus protests, many tents appeared identical, implying centralized organization and funding.

In his TND interview, Patel similarly elaborated that violent demonstrations do not arise spontaneously. "You don't have hundreds of people surround a courthouse overnight, then move down to Los Angeles, and later to Chicago, without coordination," he said. "It is an organized effort that someone, or some groups, are paying for."