The Washington Post tried its best this week — bless their hearts — to defend the progressive district attorneys bankrolled into power by billionaire George Soros. According to them, these prosecutors are simply “well-meaning reformers” being unfairly attacked by — wait for it — “racist Republicans.” Because of course, when all else fails, just play the race card.
But here’s what Soros’ cheerleaders refuse to admit:
His grand experiment with America’s criminal justice system has been an unmitigated disaster.
Through a blizzard of direct and indirect spending, Soros has pumped money into DA races nationwide, quietly reshaping public safety in ways Americans are now paying for — literally, in blood and fear.
By 2023, according to Matt Palumbo’s The Heir, Soros-backed prosecutors controlled jurisdictions covering 20% of the U.S. population and half of Americans living in major cities. That’s not a movement — that’s an invasion.
Soros-funded DAs have taken over cities like Tampa Bay, Denver, Orlando, Northern Virginia, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Philly, St. Louis, Dallas, and more.
In total, 126 Soros-aligned prosecutors have held office at some point, according to Media Research Center data.
And the strategy has been frighteningly effective.
Over the past decade, Soros’ Justice and Public Safety PAC has thrown money into at least 62 elections, winning 77% of them. It doesn’t even take much money — these small, low-turnout DA races are easy to tip for anyone with deep pockets and a radical agenda.
Back in 2016, Politico itself admiringly described Soros’ “quiet overhaul of the US justice system.” Translation: he realized most voters don’t know who their DA is, making these races the perfect vehicle to impose his progressive worldview without pesky public scrutiny.
As his spokesman openly bragged, “We started a movement.”
Yes — a movement to dismantle law and order.
The new progressive DA ideology is simple:
Criminals aren’t the problem. Society is.
So the solution, naturally, is to go easy on offenders and hard on anyone who expects basic safety.
Their policies?
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Eliminate cash bail
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Refuse to prosecute “minor” crimes
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Dramatically reduce sentencing enhancements
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Prioritize identity politics over victims’ rights
The result? A justice system that effectively stops doing justice.
Just look at the horror stories happening under Soros-backed regimes:
• In New York, a recidivist criminal with 16 prior arrests, James Rizzo, assaulted an NYU student in Greenwich Village.
• In Chicago, Lawrence Reed — with 72 arrests and 8 felony convictions — set a young woman on fire on the CTA Blue Line.
• In Denver, repeat offender Charles Cooley broke into a couple’s home… and walked free on a $500 bond while “awaiting trial.” Because what could go wrong?
And the data doesn’t lie:
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Philadelphia under Soros DA Larry Krasner broke its all-time murder record in 2021.
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Twelve other progressive-run cities did the same.
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In Chicago, under Kim Foxx, overall crime skyrocketed 369% from 2019 to 2023 — especially property crimes like carjackings.
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In Portland, drug decriminalization helped overdose deaths triple between 2019 and 2022 under Soros-funded DA Mike Schmidt.
And in places where crime has dropped?
Experts point out it’s due to increased policing, not progressive prosecutors. Imagine that.
The good news?
Americans have finally started connecting the dots — and voting accordingly.
Los Angeles DA George Gascón, who miraculously dodged earlier recall efforts, was finally ousted in 2024. At least 21 Soros-backed DAs have been replaced by tough-on-crime prosecutors since 2022.
Common sense is making a comeback.
Communities are waking up.
And America is remembering something Soros and his allies keep forgetting:
A nation without law and order isn’t compassionate — it’s unsafe.
And as voters take back their cities one district attorney at a time, there’s every reason to believe the future will be safer, stronger, and far more accountable than the mess George Soros tried to leave behind.