{"id":568220,"date":"2023-03-31T16:15:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T13:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/george-soros-responds-to-gop-attacks-over-manhattan-da-i-dont-know-him\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T16:15:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T13:15:56","slug":"george-soros-responds-to-gop-attacks-over-manhattan-da-i-dont-know-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/george-soros-responds-to-gop-attacks-over-manhattan-da-i-dont-know-him\/","title":{"rendered":"#George Soros responds to GOP attacks over Manhattan DA: \u2018I don\u2019t know him\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/SorosGeorge_BraggAlvin_033123_AP_Getty.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prominent Democratic donor George Soros responded to Republican attacks on him over Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s investigation that led to an indictment of former President Trump, saying that \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d Bragg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Soros <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/03\/31\/2023\/one-good-text-george-soros-responds\">told<\/a> Semafor that he did not contribute any money to Bragg\u2019s campaign to become district attorney and does not know him. His response came as several members of the GOP have denounced Bragg as being backed and funded by Soros.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think some on the right would rather focus on far-fetched conspiracy theories than on the serious charges against the former president,\u201d Soros said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to Color of Change PAC, which <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/votingwhileblack.com\/color-of-change-pac-endorses-alvin-bragg-for-manhattan-da\/\">endorsed<\/a> Bragg and spent money to help his candidacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Soros has often been the subject of right-wing attacks and some conspiracy theories based on the large donations he has made to Democratic candidates over the years. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n, who leads a right-wing party, criticized Soros over donations he has made to support democracy in his native country, Hungary, and included some antisemitic tropes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Anti-Defamation League <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/blog\/antisemitism-lurking-behind-george-soros-conspiracy-theories\">reported<\/a> that conspiracy theories surrounding Soros have falsely attempted to cast him as controlling global society, leaning into antisemitic myths.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Soros pointed Semafor to an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/why-i-support-reform-prosecutors-law-enforces-jail-prison-crime-rate-justice-police-funding-11659277441\">op-ed<\/a> that he wrote in The Wall Street Journal as to why he has donated to \u201creform-minded prosecutors.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said in the piece that he believes both justice and safety need to be advanced in the criminal justice system. He said greater investment needs to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en to prevent crime through methods like deploying mental health professionals in \u201ccrisis situations,\u201d investing in youth job programs and creating opportunities for inmates to get an education while in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Soros said \u201creform-minded\u201d prosecutors and law enforcement officials have rallied around a more \u201ceffective and just\u201d agenda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why I have supported the election (and more recently the re-election) of prosecutors who support reform,\u201d he said in the op-ed. \u201cI have done it transparently, and I have no intention of stopping. The funds I provide enable sensible reform-minded candidates to receive a hearing from the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and other top Republicans have targeted Bragg following the Trump indictment by tying him to Soros.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe Soros-backed Manhattan District Attorney has consistently bent the law to downgrade felonies and to excuse criminal misconduct. Yet, now he is stretching the law to target a political opponent,\u201d DeSantis said in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. 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