Trump’s DOJ Launches New Offensive — This Time Against George Soros:-
So yesterday, the New York Times was first to report that Trump’s Justice Department has instructed US attorneys across the country to go after yet another of Trump’s perceived enemies. This time, it’s liberal mega donor George Soros. We’re going to look into Soros because think it’s a RCO case against him. been speaking to the attorney general about bringing RCO against some of the people that you’ve been reading about that have been putting up millions and millions of dollars for agitation. Now, the Times reports that Trump’s Justice Department is effectively trying to throw just a bunch of spaghetti at the wall here to see what charges might stick against Soros. On Monday, a lawyer in the office of Deputy Attorney General and former Trump personal defense attorney, of course, Todd Blanch, his person from that office issued a directive to more than half a dozen US attorneys offices across the country, asking those offices to draft plans to investigate the Soros’s family’s nonprofit, suggesting potential charges ranging from racketeering to arson and wire fraud and material support for terrorism.
Nationwide Dragnet: A Political Prosecution in Disguise?:-
Should note that we have absolutely no reason to believe there is any evidence to back up any of those. But again, it seems like Trump’s Justice Department is just trying to kind of cast out and throw lots of spaghetti on the wall. Asking US attorneys in California, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Detroit, Maryland, and elsewhere to open investigations anyway and see if they can find anything they might be able to charge sources group with. Trump targeting an enemy like this is concerning on its face. We’ve been talking about it all evening. But also think it’s worth zooming out and looking at why Trump targeting a political donor like George Soros is so alarming. How Trump has been demanding that Republican controlled states across the country gerrymander their congressional maps to give Republicans more seats in Congress. Last month, Texas Republicans complied with that demand, redistricting the state in the middle of the decade in a completely naked power grab, leaving Texas with a map designed to give Republicans five more congressional seats in the next election.
Why Soros? The Symbolism of a Targeted Attack:-
Now, in response, California Governor Gavin Newsome launched a ballot initiative, letting California voters decide if they want to fight fire with fire and redistrict California in a way that would give Democrats five more seats and essentially level the playing field. That ballot initiative, Prop 50, will be voted on in November. And already, California’s airwaves are dominated with ads like these. When Donald Trump and Texas Republicans don’t fight fair, Californians need to stop fighting with both hands tied behind our backs. Democracy, we got to protect it. And we got to go and fight for it. Protect democracy in all 50 states.
Gerrymandering: Trump’s Power Grab Expands to the Map:-
People in California are absolutely inundated. Now, making and airing all those ads cost millions of dollars, tens of millions of dollars. And tonight, thanks to newly released campaign finance disclosures, we started to get an idea of where that money was coming from. Now, here is the headline in the San Francisco Chronicle. This side of the prop 50 combat has 500 instances more donors than the other. Quote, “n the war over redistricting in california, supporters led by using governor gavin newsome have gathered a big community of more than sixty five,000 character donors campaign finance filings launched friday display.Compare that with the just 130 donors reported by opponents.” So, while more than 65,000 people collectively pulled their money to air the pro redistricting ads just showed you, it was just 130 people that funded all of the anti-redistricting ads. Now, don’t get me wrong. Both sides have mega donors. That is where George Torres comes back in here. His family is reportedly the largest single donor on the side pushing for redistricting with a donation of around $10 million.
The Bigger Picture: When Billionaires Drive Democracy:-
But the side in opposition to redistricting got an even bigger single donor, a man named Charles Mer Jr., the conservative son of billionaire Charles Munger, Senior. He has reportedly loaned more than $30 million to the anti-redistricting side. Not only is that three times what Soros’s family has put into the fight, but the anti-redistricting side has only raised $35 million total. So almost all of their funding is coming from that just that one guy. In comparison, the Soros Family Foundation represents donation represents less than an eighth of the funding on the pro-redistricting side. Now, mega donors are not a good thing for our political system. Billionaires should not have that much say in our politics. But we also have to be clear-headed about how this is an arms race.
Conclusion: Trump’s Power Play Is Bigger Than Soros:-
Remember that last year the person who donated the most money in any political race was Elon Musk. The literal richest man in the world, who spent at least $270 million to help Trump win the White House. Trump targeting a Democratic mega donor like George Soros is in many ways just like Trump’s gerrymandering plot. Trump wants to stack the deck in his favor. Whether it’s with billionaire donations or congressional seats, he wants to have an unfair advantage however he does it. and he wants to try to stop Democrats from being able to level the playing field.