{"id":2437246,"date":"2025-05-21T05:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-funded-district-attorney-gets-primary-win-in-philadelphia-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T05:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:41:41","slug":"soros-funded-district-attorney-gets-primary-win-in-philadelphia-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-funded-district-attorney-gets-primary-win-in-philadelphia-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Soros-funded district attorney gets primary win in Philadelphia election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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-funded-district-attorney-gets-primary-win-in-philadelphia-election-washington-examiner%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=2437246&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--><p>Larry Krasner, the Philadelphia District Attorney who has been supported by George Soros, secured a notable victory in the Democratic primary against former judge Pat Dugan. This win positions Krasner to likely serve a third term, as PhiladelphiaS electorate is predominantly democratic. His tenure has been marked by both strong support and considerable criticism, particularly regarding his implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >progressive criminal justice reforms<\/a> that critics argue have contributed to rising crime rates, including record homicides and carjackings in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Krasner, who was first elected in 2017, has faced calls for impeachment from Pennsylvania&#8217;s House of Representatives, which accused him of mishandling crime in the city. Though, Krasner strongly defended his actions, claiming the impeachment aimed to undermine voters&#8217; choices in Philadelphia. In early 2023, Pennsylvania courts deemed the impeachment efforts unconstitutional, effectively blocking the attempt to remove him from office. The Supreme Court later ruled that the impeachment articles were invalid, allowing Krasner to continue in his role as District Attorney. Despite the controversies surrounding his leadership, he remains a pivotal figure in Philadelphia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pragmatic-prosecutors-the-local-attorneys-who-vow-to-restore-law-and-order\/\" title=\"Pragmatic prosecutors: The local attorneys who vow to restore law and order\">criminal justice landscape<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Soros-funded district attorney gets primary win in Philadelphia election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2126943\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Philadelphia<\/a> District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2923408\/phillys-soros-funded-district-attorney-deceived-court-to-get-murderer-off-death-row\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Larry Krasner<\/a> won the city&rsquo;s Democratic primary on Tuesday against his opponent, former judge Pat Dugan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Krasner&rsquo;s primary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/philadelphia-district-attorney-larry-krasner-wins-re-election-bid\/4189764\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">victory<\/a> all but guarantees he will win election to a third term as Philadelphia&rsquo;s head prosecutor. The city&rsquo;s population is overwhelmingly registered Democrat, and its primaries are widely considered the de facto official election because their winners usually win the general election in November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3418047\/space-force-civilian-workforce-job-cuts\/\">Space Force losing sizable percentage of civilian workforce due to job cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3417937\/democrats-rally-behind-lamonica-mciver-felony-assault-charge\/\">Democrats rally behind LaMonica McIver, congresswoman charged with felony assault of ICE agents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3417957\/salt-caucus-gop-leadership-deal-win-tax-bill\/\">SALT Caucus and GOP leadership reach tentative deal in win for tax bill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Philadelphia has had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> district attorney only once since 1974, over 34 years ago in 1991, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ali.org\/profile\/4903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ronald Castille<\/a> held the office. Krasner has enjoyed enormous support in the city insofar as currently there are no Republican candidates set to face him in November&rsquo;s general election.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his widespread support and political dominance, Krasner has been a lightning rod of criticism during his time in office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First elected to the office in 2017, after his predecessor was forced to resign after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-nj\/pr\/philadelphia-district-attorney-rufus-seth-williams-indicted-bribery-and-extortion-charges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indicted<\/a> on 23 counts of bribery, extortion, and fraud, Krasner first drew national attention when it was revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-gates-eliminate-all-greenhouse-gas-in-30-years-or-else-world-will-be-5x-worse-than-pandemic\/\" title=\"Bill Gates: Eliminate All Green... Gas In 30 Years Or Else World Will Be 5X Worse Than Pandemic\">left-wing billionaire<\/a> and political activist <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/soros-weighed-in-with-even-more-money-in-das-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Soros contributed nearly $2 million to his campaign<\/a>. After Krasner implemented radical left-wing criminal justice reforms, Philadelphia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/516450\/how-many-philadelphians-must-be-killed-before-the-city-stops-voting-for-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">had more homicides in 2021<\/a> than ever before in its over-300-year history. The city also experienced a record number of carjackings under Krasner&rsquo;s watch. Despite this, he won his reelection bid that year in a landslide.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Pennsylvania&rsquo;s House of Representatives voted to impeach Krasner in November 2022, mostly along party lines, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/penncapital-star.com\/campaigns-elections\/pa-house-votes-107-85-to-impeach-philly-da-larry-krasner-senate-will-hold-trial\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">107-85<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By impeaching Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, we put ourselves on the record that we stand with the people of Philadelphia who have been living in fear for their lives and the safety of themselves and their families,&rdquo; House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pahousegop.com\/phillycrime\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What is clear is that the Philadelphia district attorney, through his improper use of prosecutorial discretion, has implemented policies and mismanaged his office in such a way that its purposeful ineffectiveness in combatting the crime and violence crisis gripping the city has contributed to the problem itself,&rdquo; Benninghoff added.&nbsp; &ldquo;We did not take this path lightly or with joy and eagerness. But the impeachment of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is without a doubt the right thing to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Krasner rejected the Pennsylvania Republicans&rsquo; impeachment effort. He called it an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-district-attorney-larry-krasner-impeached-he-blames-racism\/\" title=\"... Impeached. He Blames Racism.\">anti-democratic authoritarian effort<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have impeached me without presenting a single shred of evidence connecting our policies to any uptick in crime,&rdquo; Krasner <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/phillyda.org\/news\/da-larry-krasner-statement-on-pa-house-gop-impeachment-vote\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> at the time. &ldquo;We were never given the opportunity to defend our ideas and policies &ndash; policies I would have been proud to explain. That Pennsylvania Republicans willfully avoided hearing the facts about my office is shameful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;History will harshly judge this anti-democratic authoritarian effort to erase Philly&rsquo;s votes &ndash; votes by Black, brown, and broke people in Philadelphia. And voters will have the last word,&rdquo; the Soros-funded district attorney added.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania&rsquo;s courts eventually blocked Krasner&rsquo;s impeachment efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First, in January 2023, a Commonwealth Court <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/penncapital-star.com\/civil-rights-social-justice\/pennsylvania-senate-cannot-hold-trial-on-articles-of-impeachment-against-philly-da-larry-krasner\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ruled<\/a> that Pennsylvania&rsquo;s House articles of impeachment were unconstitutional.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Regardless of whether any of the House&rsquo;s concerns have substantive merit, it remains that such disagreements, standing alone, are not enough to create a constitutionally sound basis for impeaching and removing [Krasner],&rdquo; Judge Ellen Ceisler <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/penncapital-star.com\/campaigns-elections\/commonwealth-court-opinions-on-krasner-impeachment-create-more-questions-than-answers\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opined<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3386240\/supreme-court-alito-dissent-highlights-concern-over-scotus-shortcuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&lsquo;ENOUGH OF THIS&rsquo;: ALITO&rsquo;S DISSENT HIGHLIGHTS CONCERN OVER SCOTUS SHORTCUTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, in September 2024, Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Supreme Court ruled that the original articles of impeachment were no longer valid and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/penncapital-star.com\/civil-rights-social-justice\/pennsylvania-senate-cannot-hold-trial-on-articles-of-impeachment-against-philly-da-larry-krasner\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ended<\/a> once that year&rsquo;s legislative term concluded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The impeachment effort of DA Krasner is dead, null, void, over,&rdquo; said John Summers, Krasner&rsquo;s attorney.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2126943\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2126943\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soros-backed DA Krasner wins Philadelphia primary election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2437247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP22031763875673.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34834,55626,7407],"class_list":["post-2437246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-district-attorney","tag-philadelphia-election","tag-soros"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP22031763875673.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437246"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437250,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437246\/revisions\/2437250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}