“Violent Crime will continue to rise as long as we have #Sorosfunded prosecutors who refuse to do their jobs,” Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the Youngkin administration, Maggie Cleary, tweeted Monday.
Cleary’s comment came in response to a Richmond Times-Dispatch analysis that found murders and non-negligent manslaughter killings in Virginia skyrocketed in 2020 to levels not seen since 1994. The violent crimes continued in the state the following year, according to the report, but at a slower rate.
Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano responded to Cleary later Monday, by arguing he is not a “Soros-funded prosecutor” and the murder rate in his county was “75% lower than the entire Commonwealth’s.”
“Maybe @MaggieClearyVA should look at the numbers (especially since she works in public safety) before making such a ridiculous claim,” Descano tweeted.
Cleary hit back at Descano arguing he’s not a Soros-funded prosecutor with a screenshot from the Virginia Public Access Project showing $601,369 in donations to Descano’s campaign from a George Soros-funded political action committee called the Justice and Public Safety PAC.
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