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- The New York Times explains the connection between Soros and Bragg: He donated to the political arm of a progressive group called the Color of Change that backed Bragg’s campaign.
Republicans have been lambasting Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as a “Soros-backed” prosecutor. Steve Clemons gets a response from Soros, the founder of the Open Society Foundations and a major donor to progressive causes. He responded by sharing he wrote for the Wall Street Journal in July 2022.