A federal judge’s decision to remove Donald Trump’s name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has been met with a circulating claim on social media. The assertion suggests that the judge involved in the ruling accepted bribes from George Soros to make that decision. This analysis aims to examine the origins of this claim and verify its accuracy.
The circulating post on X (formerly Twitter) alleges that an “activist judge Barron,” who purportedly blocked President Trump’s name from remaining on the Kennedy Center, was caught taking bribes from the Soros Foundation. It claims that a group called the Citizens Unified National Trust Society possesses “definitive proof” of these bribes, including wire transfers that are supposedly publicly available via a FOIA request. The post further quotes Jon Raebro, the society’s president, as stating that the judge should have been aware that their alleged criminal activity was a matter of public record. The alleged group has reportedly submitted its findings to the Congressional Judicial Review Board.
This claim has gained significant traction across X and Facebook, with hundreds of thousands of views, sparking considerable public outcry. However, a thorough examination reveals that this assertion is false, lacking any credible evidence to support it.
Extensive searches for reports of the judge taking bribes from George Soros, as well as for the existence of the Citizens Unified National Trust Society and its president, Jon Raebro, have yielded no results from reputable news organizations. Such a significant event, if true, would undoubtedly be widely reported by established media outlets.
Furthermore, the judge who issued the ruling to remove Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center is identified as Christopher Cooper, not Judge Barron, as stated in the circulating claim.
The actual events leading to the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center stem from a court order. On June 9, following a ruling by District Judge Christopher Cooper in May, the center removed Trump’s name from its website. Judge Cooper’s decision stipulated that the center’s board did not possess the authority to rename the institution after Trump. He clarified that the Kennedy Center’s founding legislation clearly designates it to be named after President Kennedy, and only Congress has the power to alter its formal name or public memorial designation.
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