Mainstream liberals join Soros in bankrolling group backing DC jury nullification effort
Who's accountable for the results?
Some of the largest charities in the world are bankrolling a pair of nonprofit organizations that serve as the parent organizations for a group encouraging jury nullification and “non-cooperation” with law enforcement in the nation’s capital, a Washington Examiner review of tax disclosures has found.
Between 2020 and 2024, the most recent year for which information is available, mainstream philanthropies, foundations headed by major Democratic donors, Democrat-aligned dark money groups, major labor unions, and nonprofit group grant makers linked to the family of liberal megadonor George Soros have pumped roughly $40 million into the Center for Community Change and Community Change Action, records show. Community Change and Community Change Action serve as the parent organizations to Free DC, a local group that critics have accused of encouraging jury nullification in politically sensitive cases.
Free DC’s website indicates that it is a “fiscally hosted special project” of the duo of nonprofit organizations. A fiscal sponsorship means that Free DC is housed within Community Change and Community Change Action and can take advantage of their tax-exempt status, administration resources, funds, and other services without itself registering with the IRS.
Not all the money donated to Community Change and Community Change Action, however, goes directly to Free DC. Some donations, for instance, are earmarked for other projects housed within the nonprofit group’s network. The Washington Examiner’s analysis only included contributions marked for “general support” and similarly broad purposes, as those support the broader infrastructure that Free DC benefits from.
Free DC has, for months, been hosting regular seminars as part of its “Juror Information Project,” teaching attendees how they can “influence outcomes” for the sake of equity, according to the group’s website. The goal of these lectures is to inform possible D.C. jurors on how they can make jury duty an opportunity for political activism by impeding the Trump administration, the Washington Post reported.
The jury trainings are reportedly well attended, with Free DC’s website indicating they often run out of space for participants. A journalist with the Washington Post reported approximately two dozen individuals attended one such event.
As these training sessions have continued, observers have noticed a trend in Washington: suspected criminals with clear evidence against them are failing to be …
Who's accountable for the results?
Some of the largest charities in the world are bankrolling a pair of nonprofit organizations that serve as the parent organizations for a group encouraging jury nullification and “non-cooperation” with law enforcement in the nation’s capital, a Washington Examiner review of tax disclosures has found.
Between 2020 and 2024, the most recent year for which information is available, mainstream philanthropies, foundations headed by major Democratic donors, Democrat-aligned dark money groups, major labor unions, and nonprofit group grant makers linked to the family of liberal megadonor George Soros have pumped roughly $40 million into the Center for Community Change and Community Change Action, records show. Community Change and Community Change Action serve as the parent organizations to Free DC, a local group that critics have accused of encouraging jury nullification in politically sensitive cases.
Free DC’s website indicates that it is a “fiscally hosted special project” of the duo of nonprofit organizations. A fiscal sponsorship means that Free DC is housed within Community Change and Community Change Action and can take advantage of their tax-exempt status, administration resources, funds, and other services without itself registering with the IRS.
Not all the money donated to Community Change and Community Change Action, however, goes directly to Free DC. Some donations, for instance, are earmarked for other projects housed within the nonprofit group’s network. The Washington Examiner’s analysis only included contributions marked for “general support” and similarly broad purposes, as those support the broader infrastructure that Free DC benefits from.
Free DC has, for months, been hosting regular seminars as part of its “Juror Information Project,” teaching attendees how they can “influence outcomes” for the sake of equity, according to the group’s website. The goal of these lectures is to inform possible D.C. jurors on how they can make jury duty an opportunity for political activism by impeding the Trump administration, the Washington Post reported.
The jury trainings are reportedly well attended, with Free DC’s website indicating they often run out of space for participants. A journalist with the Washington Post reported approximately two dozen individuals attended one such event.
As these training sessions have continued, observers have noticed a trend in Washington: suspected criminals with clear evidence against them are failing to be …
Mainstream liberals join Soros in bankrolling group backing DC jury nullification effort
Who's accountable for the results?
Some of the largest charities in the world are bankrolling a pair of nonprofit organizations that serve as the parent organizations for a group encouraging jury nullification and “non-cooperation” with law enforcement in the nation’s capital, a Washington Examiner review of tax disclosures has found.
Between 2020 and 2024, the most recent year for which information is available, mainstream philanthropies, foundations headed by major Democratic donors, Democrat-aligned dark money groups, major labor unions, and nonprofit group grant makers linked to the family of liberal megadonor George Soros have pumped roughly $40 million into the Center for Community Change and Community Change Action, records show. Community Change and Community Change Action serve as the parent organizations to Free DC, a local group that critics have accused of encouraging jury nullification in politically sensitive cases.
Free DC’s website indicates that it is a “fiscally hosted special project” of the duo of nonprofit organizations. A fiscal sponsorship means that Free DC is housed within Community Change and Community Change Action and can take advantage of their tax-exempt status, administration resources, funds, and other services without itself registering with the IRS.
Not all the money donated to Community Change and Community Change Action, however, goes directly to Free DC. Some donations, for instance, are earmarked for other projects housed within the nonprofit group’s network. The Washington Examiner’s analysis only included contributions marked for “general support” and similarly broad purposes, as those support the broader infrastructure that Free DC benefits from.
Free DC has, for months, been hosting regular seminars as part of its “Juror Information Project,” teaching attendees how they can “influence outcomes” for the sake of equity, according to the group’s website. The goal of these lectures is to inform possible D.C. jurors on how they can make jury duty an opportunity for political activism by impeding the Trump administration, the Washington Post reported.
The jury trainings are reportedly well attended, with Free DC’s website indicating they often run out of space for participants. A journalist with the Washington Post reported approximately two dozen individuals attended one such event.
As these training sessions have continued, observers have noticed a trend in Washington: suspected criminals with clear evidence against them are failing to be …
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