Jewish advocacy organizations have called out right-wing figures for promoting conspiracies about Soros that are steeped in antisemitic tropes.
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Republicans decrying Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into former President Donald Trump as a politically motivated stunt have sought to exploit the Democratic prosecutor’s links to billionaire George Soros, who for years has been the subject of conspiracies that tie his philanthropic ventures to issues demonized by the right.Key Facts
GOP lawmakers, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), are among the Republicans who have claimed that Bragg took millions of dollars from Soros, while criticizing Bragg’s investigation into hush-money payments made on Trump’s behalf during the 2016 presidential election.
Trump has also mentioned Soros in criticizing Bragg’s investigation, calling him “a highly controversial, George Soros backed District Attorney” and claiming he “received in EXCESS OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS” from Soros in a series of Truth Social posts this week.
The Republican criticism appears to hinge on a $1 million donation Soros made to the Color of Change PAC that supported Bragg’s 2021 campaign, CNBC reported, along with a $7 million donation the Open Society Policy Center, a nonprofit affiliated with Soros’ Open Society Foundation, gave to Color of Change’s 501(c)(4).
