Ossoff challenged to return Epstein-linked donation or retract ‘Epstein class’ attack

Georgia Republican Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins is demanding that Sen. Jon Ossoff return a campaign donation linked to Jeffrey Epstein or stop accusing Republicans of representing the "Epstein class." Collins told Fox News Digital that Ossoff has "been nothing but a hypocrite" for accepting money from Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman while campaigning against wealthy elites and big money in politics. Hoffman, a venture capitalist who has acknowledged visiting Epstein's private island, gave Ossoff's campaign the maximum legal contribution of $7,000 and donated $1 million to New Engagement PAC, a political action committee linked to Ossoff. Hoffman has not been accused of any wrongdoing.

Collins framed the situation as a simple choice for Ossoff: return Hoffman's donation or explain why Hoffman is not part of the "Epstein class" Ossoff has criticized. Ossoff has built part of his re-election campaign around opposing what he calls secret, corporate and billionaire money in American politics, and has accused the Trump administration of bringing "American corruption to spectacular new heights." Earlier this year he said the country was being ruled by "the elites they pretend to hate," referring to what he termed the "Epstein class." The dispute comes as Collins challenges Ossoff for his Georgia Senate seat, with Collins using the Hoffman donation to argue that Ossoff's rhetoric about wealthy donors does not match his own campaign's fundraising.

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