{"id":1425275,"date":"2022-04-08T09:14:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T13:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1425275"},"modified":"2022-04-08T09:14:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T13:14:42","slug":"soros-family-spends-millions-backing-defund-the-police-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-family-spends-millions-backing-defund-the-police-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Soros Family Spends Millions Backing \u201cDefund the Police\u201d Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsoros-family-spends-millions-backing-defund-the-police-candidates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1425275&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Liberal billionaire\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/george-soros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Soros<\/a>\u00a0and his daughter, Andrea Soros Colombel, are bankrolling two entities that are supporting far-left politicians who back defunding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a>, a Fox News Digital review of campaign finance records found.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Soros money has flowed to a joint fundraising committee and a PAC attached to the efforts. The joint fundraising venture, called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00782151\/1576269\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lead the Way 2022<\/a>, includes the Way to Lead PAC, Missouri Rep. Cori Bush&#8217;s campaign committee, and the campaigns of the 12 other progressive politicians attempting to enter Congress.<\/p>\n<p>George Soros has long supported overhauling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminal justice<\/a> system. The financier has poured tens of millions into district attorney races and has dished out large sums to groups focused on police reform efforts, including financing a hub used by progressive activists pushing to dismantle the police.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/soros-bankrolls-dark-money-hub-activists-dismantle-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOROS BANKROLLS DARK MONEY HUB FOR ACTIVISTS PUSHING TO DISMANTLE POLICE, GRANTS SHOW\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/640\/320\/GEORGE-SOROS-Schumpeter-Prize-VIENNA.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Billionaire investor George Soros speaks at the Schumpeter Award in Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Billionaire investor George Soros speaks at the Schumpeter Award in Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2019.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Reuters\/Lisi Niesner\/File Photo)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Andrea Soros Colombel, meanwhile, has kept a lower profile than her father. Despite this, she is propping up the current joint fundraising committee benefiting Bush and the other far-left politicians for the 2022 elections.<\/p>\n<p>According to Federal Election Commission records, Andrea Soros Colombel has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/?committee_id=C00782151&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2022&#038;data_type=processed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shelled<\/a>\u00a0out $100,000 to Lead the Way 2022, the joint fundraising effort that includes the Way to Lead PAC and the campaigns of the progressive candidates.<\/p>\n<p>George Soros has separately pushed cash into the Way to Lead PAC, which is attached to the joint fundraising effort. The financier\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/?committee_id=C00686832&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2022&#038;data_type=processed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moved<\/a>\u00a0$100,000 from his Democracy PAC over to the Way to Lead&#8217;s non-contribution account, which can be used on advertisements supporting or opposing candidates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The funds from Andrea and George Soros put them among Lead the Way 2022&#8217;s and Way to Lead&#8217;s\u00a0top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/?committee_id=C00782151&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2022&#038;data_type=processed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">respective<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/?committee_id=C00686832&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2022&#038;data_type=processed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backers<\/a> for the 2022 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Those two entities, in turn, are supporting Bush and the progressive hopefuls as they look to expand the &#8220;Squads&#8221; ranks within Congress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-refuses-to-back-down-from-defund-the-police-vows-to-use-on-2022-campaign-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CORI BUSH WON&#8217;T DROP &#8216;DEFUND THE POLICE&#8217; SLOGAN EVEN THOUGH DEMS FEAR ITS POISON AT THE POLLS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lead the Way 2022 has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?data_type=processed&#038;committee_id=C00782151&#038;recipient_name=cori+bush&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transferred<\/a>\u00a0nearly $40,000 into Bush&#8217;s campaign coffers this cycle, the filings show. The Missouri Democrat has been an outspoken proponent of police defunding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/640\/320\/Cori-Bush-SAI-softness.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Congresswoman Cori Bush talks eviction moratorium extension.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Congresswoman Cori Bush talks eviction moratorium extension.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(CBSN)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It has also disbursed money to the others in the collaborative fundraising venture, many of whom also back defunding the police.<\/p>\n<p>Rana Abdelhamid, who is running in New York&#8217;s 12th congressional district,\u00a0 has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?data_type=processed&#038;committee_id=C00782151&#038;recipient_name=rana&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">received<\/a>\u00a0$28,000 from Lead the Way 2022. Abdelhamid has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ocasio-cortez-justice-democrats-defund-police-abdelhamid-maloney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a>\u00a0defunding law enforcement a feminist &#8220;priority&#8221; in now-deleted Instagram posts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Intimate Partner Violence is up to 4x higher in homes of cops than the general population,&#8221; she wrote in a graphic, citing the National Center for Women and Policing. Another graphic in the post encouraged readers to donate to &#8220;Defund the Police Efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kina Collins, a candidate in Illinois&#8217; 7th district, was also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?data_type=processed&#038;committee_id=C00782151&#038;recipient_name=kina&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provided<\/a>\u00a0$28,000 by Lead the Way 2022. Collins\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kina-collins-defund-police-rally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">participated<\/a>\u00a0in a defund the police rally and has called for the abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Odessa Kelly, attempting to win a House seat in Tennessee&#8217;s 7th district, was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?data_type=processed&#038;committee_id=C00782151&#038;recipient_name=odessa&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">given<\/a>\u00a0nearly $41,000 from Lead the Way 2022. Kelly signaled her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.odbproject.org\/2020\/12\/14\/odessa-kelly-oral-histories-of-surveillance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support<\/a>\u00a0for defunding the police in an interview with Our Data Bodies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of the groups out here who\u00a0one hundred percent\u00a0push the protection of our communities and\u00a0are leading the defund-the-police charge and all those things. I\u2019m on board with you,&#8221; Odessa said during the interview.<\/p>\n<p>The three progressive candidates have likewise received a cash infusion from the Lead the Way PAC. The PAC\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?data_type=processed&#038;committee_id=C00686832&#038;recipient_name=Abdelhamid&#038;recipient_name=kina&#038;recipient_name=odessa&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pushed<\/a>\u00a0$2,900 checks to the Abdelhamid, Collins and Odessa campaigns, the filings show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ocasio-cortez-justice-democrats-defund-police-abdelhamid-maloney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AOC-LINKED GROUP BACKS &#8216;DEFUND THE POLICE&#8217; ADVOCATE IN NY PRIMARY\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>George Soros&#8217; spokesperson Michael Vachon, who also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00693382\/1573466\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acts<\/a>\u00a0as treasurer of Soros&#8217; Democracy PAC, did not respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment. Andrea Soros also did not respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>George Soros has made targeting the criminal justice system a focal point of his efforts in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The deep-pocketed funder has pushed nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/capitalresearch.org\/article\/living-room-pundits-guide-to-soros-district-attorneys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$30 million<\/a> into district attorney races across the country, often entering Democratic primaries and backing the most progressive candidate in the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/640\/320\/Geroge-Soros-WEF-Getty.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"George Soros has been bankrolling liberal causes across the globe for years.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      George Soros has been bankrolling liberal causes across the globe for years.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Fabrice Coffrini\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One of those candidates, Aramis Ayala, who was the state attorney for Orange and Osceola counties in Florida, received\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/soros-funded-prosecutors-descend-on-st-louis-to-rally-around-embattled-attorney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$1.4 million<\/a>\u00a0in Soros funding for her race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ayala is now running for a House seat in Florida&#8217;s 10th congressional district. Her campaign was previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00782151\/1539747\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">included<\/a>\u00a0in the Way to Lead 2022 joint fundraiser and received nearly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?data_type=processed&#038;committee_id=C00782151&#038;recipient_name=ayala&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$29,000<\/a>\u00a0from the committee late last year. However, she no longer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00782151\/1576269\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appears<\/a>\u00a0as part of the collaborative.<\/p>\n<p>Ayala also received a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?data_type=processed&#038;committee_id=C00686832&#038;recipient_name=ayala&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$2,900<\/a>\u00a0contribution from the Lead the Way PAC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Soros has funded groups backing police reforms from his Open Society Foundations, including $4.5 million to a dark money hub used by far-left activists pushing to dismantle the police,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/soros-bankrolls-dark-money-hub-activists-dismantle-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Soros Colombel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensocietyfoundations.org\/who-we-are\/leadership\/andrea-soros-colombel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sits<\/a>\u00a0on the global and United States boards of the Open Society Foundations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Open Society Foundations\u00a0also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/07\/13\/us\/politics\/george-soros-racial-justice-organizations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devoted<\/a>\u00a0$220 million in 2020 to a racial equality push, which included $70 million for local efforts geared toward criminal justice reform.<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News&#8217; Houston Keene contributed reporting.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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