Soros distances himself from Manhattan DA Bragg after Trump indictment

Liberal billionaire George Soros has distanced himself from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg aft erstwhile President Donald Trump's indictment, saying he's ne'er met Bragg and didn't donate to his campaign.

"As for Alvin Bragg, arsenic a substance of information I did not lend to his run and I don't cognize him," Soros told Semafor. "I deliberation immoderate connected the close would alternatively absorption connected far-fetched conspiracy theories than connected the superior charges against the erstwhile president."

Soros' comments came aft President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called Bragg "Soros-backed," which has been echoed by galore different Republicans. Soros has supported dozens of territory lawyer candidates crossed the state successful caller years. Last summer, helium penned a Wall Street Journal op-ed explaining wherefore helium puts his wealth down "reform-minded" prosecutors.

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Soros denied knowing oregon donating to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's campaign.

While Soros did not donate straight to Bragg's campaign, successful May 2021, helium gave $1 cardinal to the Color of Change PAC, which, soon aft receiving the donation, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars backing Bragg's candidacy. 

Federal Election Commission records amusement that Soros' donation was the largest the Color of Change PAC received passim the 2022 predetermination rhythm and yet made up astir 25 percent of the $3.9 cardinal the radical hauled in. 

The financier's territory lawyer cognition usually involves his longtime treasurer, Whitney Tymas, establishing governmental enactment committees successful states wherever helium targets the races. Once acceptable up, helium injects wealth into the PACs, which thin to walk astatine slightest hundreds of thousands of dollars backing his preferred candidates. 

Meanwhile, Soros' household members did straight backmost Bragg's campaign. Soros' son, Jonathan Soros, and Jonathan's wife, Jennifer Allan Soros, donated straight to Bragg's committee, Fox News Digital antecedently reported.

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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has travel nether occurrence arsenic a "Soros-backed" candidate. ((Photo by ALEX KENT/AFP via Getty Images))

Jonathan Soros sent a $10,000 cheque to the now-district attorney's coffers connected April 26, 2021, authorities filings show. Three days later, connected April 29, Jennifer Allan Soros added a $10,000 publication to the campaign. While different individuals provided much nonstop currency to his committee, the mates were among the tract of immoderate of its biggest donors. 

The contributions were besides uncommon for the pair, arsenic they mostly bash not get financially progressive with territory lawyer races, though they person donated to other New York political campaigns and contented groups. 

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Soros donated $1M to Color of Change, which past spent backing Bragg. Soros' lad and daughter-in-law donated straight to Bragg's campaign. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

The Manhattan expansive assemblage indictment Thursday nighttime of erstwhile President Donald Trump has sparked caller scrutiny of Bragg, who led the probe into Trump's alleged violations of authorities run concern laws.

Soros' spokesperson and Johnathan Soros did not respond to erstwhile Fox News Digital requests for remark connected the money.

Fox News Digital's Jessica Chasmar contributed reporting.