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Billionaire philanthropist George Soros, through his network of organizations, received a staggering $260 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/p>\n

USAID has been accused of funneling funds to entities connected with Soros\u2019 Open Society Foundations, which are known for advocating for radical and regime changes globally.<\/p>\n

The narrative around this funding has been traced back through several documents and reports.<\/p>\n

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In 2018, Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, filed a lawsuit<\/a> against the State Department and USAID, seeking records on funding to Soros\u2019s organizations in Albania.<\/p>\n

On March 14, 2017, Judicial Watch sent a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and six Senators<\/a> calling \u201con the secretary to investigate the relations between USAID and the Soros Foundations and how U.S. tax dollars are being used by the State Department and the USAID to support left-of-center political groups who seek to impose left-leaning policies in countries such as Macedonia and Albania\u201d, the senators wrote.<\/p>\n

In the same year, The Heritage Foundation claimed that during the Obama administration, USAID partnered with Soros-funded groups to promote policies that were controversial even within the U.S., without clear alignment to national security interests.<\/p>\n

These claims have been echoed in more recent times, with allegations that USAID funding under the Biden administration continued to flow towards causes aligned with Soros\u2019 vision, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion programs abroad.<\/p>\n

Mike Gonzalez, the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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There is credible evidence that during the Obama years the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was used to promote abroad policies that remain controversial within American society itself and that serve no clear national security interests.<\/p>\n

To achieve these ends, USAID has teamed up in some countries with groups funded by financier George Soros, the world\u2019s 22nd wealthiest man according to\u00a0Forbes<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Following complaints from several foreign officials, a group of six Senators has asked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to investigate these reports. Tillerson should conduct such a probe, and congressional committees should hold hearings.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Last year, USAID and George Soros were pulling the strings of color revolution.<\/p>\n

In Georgia, there were mounting tensions as NGOs and \u2018independent\u2019 media orchestrated widespread protests against proposed legislation requiring them to reveal their international sponsors.<\/p>\n

Investigations have exposed that key figures in these demonstrations are politicians and public figures financially supported by entities such as USAID and the George Soros-backed \u2018Civil Society Foundation \u2013 Georgia\u2019.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/p>\n

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WATCH: Major Brawl Erupts in Georgian Parliament as Members Exchange Blows Over \u2018Foreign Agents\u2019 Bill<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

More from Just the News<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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U.S. government spending records show that the East-West Management Institute, which is in part backed by Soros\u2019 Open Society Foundations<\/a>, received\u00a0more than $260 million<\/a>\u00a0over the years in grants from USAID to, among other things, promote the rule of law in Georgia, strengthen civil society in Uganda, and advance Serbia\u2019s accession talks with the European Union.<\/p>\n

That same nonprofit group came under scrutiny during the Obama administration after Judicial Watch\u00a0uncovered government records and communications<\/a>\u00a0showing that the East-West Management Institute\u2019s \u201cJustice for All\u201d campaign in Albania received $9 million in funding from USAID.<\/p>\n

The assistance concerned several GOP Senators, who\u00a0sent a letter<\/a>\u00a0to the newly appointed Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in 2017, alleging the campaign funded by the U.S. government helped craft an Albanian judicial reform proposal that may \u201cgive the Prime Minister and left-of-center government full control over the judiciary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those same Senators also raised concerns about a similar Soros-backed program in neighboring Macedonia where they said a local affiliate called Foundation Open Society-Macedonia received backing from USAID through the Open Society Foundations and pushed \u201ca progressive agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Soros-backed organizations that received funding from both his Open Society Foundations network and USAID include\u00a0the Anti-Corruption Action Center<\/a>\u00a0in Ukraine and\u00a0Transparency International<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the group’s own records, the Anti-Corruption Action Center began receiving funding from USAID the same year the Maidan Revolution overthrew Ukraine\u2019s elected, Russian-friendly President Viktor Yanukovych. The group, by its own admission, was\u00a0heavily critical of Yanukovych\u2019s government<\/a>\u00a0and ministers, which aligned with U.S. State Department policy at the time. During the 2014 Maidan Revolution, then-Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland visited Ukraine and was\u00a0recorded on a leaked phone call<\/a> discussing how the United States could influence the formation of a new government in Kyiv.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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