Soros denies funding progressive NYC prosecutor who charged Trump despite apparent connections

Billionaire George Soros, the man whose money was funneled through a political action committee that supported District Attorney Alvin Bragg says he didn’t fund the Manhattan prosecutor, an assertion that has previously been disputed by the New York Times. 

“George Soros on Trump prosecutor Alvin Bragg: ‘I didn’t fund him and I don’t know him,” ran one Semafor.com recent headline.

According to the NYT, the connections between Soros and Alvin Bragg are legitimate, although the newspaper says they have been “overstated.” 

Here is the back story: Soros donated to the political arm of a progressive group called the Color of Change PAC  that endorses progressive prosecutors and supports efforts to overhaul the criminal justice system. 

That objective is in line with causes that Soros has publicly supported for years, and the Color of Change PAC used a significant portion of the money from Soros to support Bragg in his 2021 campaign.

Bragg sought office for district attorney in mid-2019. Two years later, in May of 2021, Color of Change endorsed him and pledged $1 million for campaign activities to help Bragg win. 

According to the Times, Just a few days later, on May 14, “Mr. Soros contributed $1 million to the group,” — the same amount pledged by this group for campaign activities to help Bragg win.

But now Soros denies having any connection to Bragg’s election success. Steve Clemons, Semafor writer, and George Soros disagrees. 

“Lots of supporters of Donald Trump refer to Alvin Bragg as a Soros-funded DA in New York. What are your thoughts on them linking you to this historic indictment of Donald Trump?” Clemons asked, via text.

“Steve,” Soros reportedly wrote back, “I wrote this piece in the Wall Street Journal. Anyone who wants to understand why I’ve donated to reform-minded prosecutors should read it. As for Alvin Bragg, as a matter of fact I did not contribute to his campaign and I don’t know him. I think some on the right would rather focus on far-fetched conspiracy theories than on the serious charges against the former president.” 

Soros included a link to the referenced WSJ.com piece, entitled: “Opinion: Why I Support Reform Prosecutors.”

Therefore, while Soros may not have physically met with Bragg and slid him an envelope of cash across a restaurant table like we sometimes see in Hollywood movies, the money that helped Bragg’s campaign clearly flowed from the Color of Change PAC, and originated with Soros’ generous contribution. 

In his WSJ op-ed, Soros says it all when he makes clear that, “this is why I have supported the election (and more recently the re-election) of prosecutors who support reform. I have done it transparently, and I have no intention of stopping.