Top Mamdani transition leader was heavily influenced by Soros network during Biden admin

By Fox News · Fox News

Just hours after railing against the Democratic Party establishment in his victory speech, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani hired an all-female transition team full of veterans from the former administrations of Michael Bloomberg, Eric Adams, Bill de Blasio and Joe Biden. Among those transition team members is Lina Khan, the former Federal Trade Commission chairperson under Joe Biden. When Lina Khan was chair, the FTC faced accusations from Republicans of eroding agency independence and bipartisanship, collaborating with foreign regulators to undermine U.S. companies, politicizing antitrust enforcement, and unlawful rulemaking. Among those accusations were claims that Khan was sidelining career staff in favor of fresh blood from a cadre of dark money nonprofits funded by liberal billionaires like George Soros and Pierre Omidyar, while simultaneously pushing a strong antitrust enforcement agenda supported by such groups. Mamdani's decision to tap Khan as one of four co-chairs of his transition team came just hours after he slammed unaccountable elected officials for being more concerned about enriching themselves than fostering the public's trust. "For years, those in City Hall have only helped those who can help them," he told supporters Tuesday night. "But on January 1st, we will usher in a city government that helps everyone." VAN JONES CALLS OUT ZOHRAN MAMDANI FOR 'CHARACTER SWITCH' DURING INTENSE VICTORY SPEECH However, Mamdani's appointment of Khan puts that pledge under the spotlight, considering she has been accused of using her position to benefit allies, including those she used to work for. During Khan's FTC chairmanship, she tapped Sarah Miller as a "special adviser" before elevating Miller to her chief of staff soon thereafter. Miller previously led the antitrust advocacy group American Economic Liberties Project (AELP), which, according to tax documents and grant databases, has been given at least between $200,000 and $500,000 by Soros' Open So…