FBI Director Kash Patel said Wednesday that the bureau is close to identifying the financial networks and leadership structures behind Antifa, the decentralized left-wing organization linked to multiple incidents of political violence and civil unrest across the United States.

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In an interview with Just the News, Patel stated that the FBI’s investigation has uncovered indications that foreign adversaries may be supporting Antifa and similar domestic extremist groups.

“There are indications that support for anti-American radical groups is coming from America’s enemies overseas,” Patel said. “And the bureau is following the money.”

Patel, who was appointed FBI Director by President Donald Trump, said investigators are also looking into possible domestic sources of support, including U.S.-based nonprofits operating under IRS tax-exempt status.

“Look, the thing I can tell you is that money doesn’t lie, and the thing we’re doing at the FBI is following the money,” Patel explained.

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“And thanks to President Trump, we now have Antifa designated, rightfully so, as a domestic terror organization. And we have had multiple investigations going on.”

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According to Patel, those investigations involve tracing financial transactions, identifying intermediaries, and exposing the flow of funds that support Antifa’s organizational activities.

“We are mapping out the money,” he said, adding that the FBI is also relying on independent journalists and online investigators who have been documenting Antifa activity for several years.

Patel noted that many of these independent researchers have been providing critical intelligence to federal investigators since law enforcement officers often face challenges infiltrating Antifa’s decentralized networks.

“They’re the ones on the ground, getting us ground level intelligence, because law enforcement isn’t able to enter these spaces, and these people are brave enough to do it,” he said.

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The FBI Director also revealed that the bureau has launched a new internal program focused solely on identifying and dismantling the financial infrastructure supporting Antifa.

“Tracking Antifa has become so important that we have created an entire new program and division dedicated to uncovering the money that is funding these operations,” Patel said.

Patel has spoken frequently in recent weeks about the FBI’s expanded focus on domestic extremist groups.

Last month, during an interview with Fox News, he reaffirmed that the agency is treating Antifa “like the domestic terrorists that they are.”

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He said the FBI’s counterterrorism divisions are now using methods similar to those previously employed against international terrorist networks such as al-Qaeda and ISIS.

The director’s latest remarks follow a significant development in federal law enforcement’s efforts against Antifa.

Last week, a grand jury handed down a first-of-its-kind indictment charging two individuals connected to a Texas-based Antifa cell with terrorism.

The charges stem from a July attack on federal officers stationed at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.

The indictment marked the first time the Department of Justice has brought terrorism charges specifically related to Antifa activity.

Federal prosecutors described the attack as “premeditated and politically motivated,” alleging that the suspects coordinated online with members of other Antifa-affiliated networks before targeting federal personnel.

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Patel said the bureau’s continued focus on Antifa reflects a broader national security effort to address both foreign and domestic threats.

“We are dealing with an organization that is highly decentralized but strategically funded,” he said.

“Our job is to expose every layer of that system — and we’re close.”

The FBI’s expanded operations come as part of a larger counterterrorism initiative announced earlier this year under President Trump’s directive to classify Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.

Patel said the agency’s ultimate goal is to dismantle the network’s command structure and prosecute those responsible for financing and orchestrating violent political activity across the country.