Mamdani financed his campaign with illegal donations from abroad: calls have been made for the judiciary to investigate him

The Republican candidate for mayor, Curtis Sliwa, echoed this investigation by saying that "where there's smoke, there's fire, so I'd be very concerned," suggesting that there could be more undisclosed foreign funding. Sliwa has even called for Trump's Department of Justice to track these contributions.

"It's very problematic, not only for Zohran Mamdani, but for anyone who has this type of political committee, because it's a license to channel money illegally," Sliwa told the Post. "Foreign countries know you don't have to go to war against the United States. All you have to do is manipulate its elections," he asserted.

The Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, the communist Zohran Mamdani, has received nearly $13,000 in donations from foreign sources, a fact that could violate campaign finance laws.

A report from the New York Post reveals that at least 170 of the approximately 54,000 contributions to Mamdani's campaign came from donors outside the United States. So far, the Muslim candidate's campaign team has returned $5,600 of that foreign funding, but has not yet returned 88 of the identified donations.

Federal, state, and municipal laws prescribe that candidates must return any illegal donation coming from abroad. Accepting such contributions can result in fines and imprisonment, since only U.S. citizens and permanent residents can contribute to political campaigns or political action committees.