On February 18, 2023, Alexander Soros posted a photo on Instagram and X. It shows him with Lars Klingbeil, then chairman of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), now Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Germany.
“Good to catch up with @larsklingbeil, Leader of Germany’s Social Democratic Party. 🇩🇪 #MSC2023”
The location: the Munich Security Conference. The context: a routine meeting between politicians and foundation chairs. What the photo doesn’t show: the red thread leading from this handshake into the Epstein files.
Who is Alexander Soros?#
Alexander Soros, born 1985, is the son of billionaire George Soros and since 2023 chairs the Open Society Foundations (OSF) — one of the world’s largest philanthropic networks with over $32 billion in contributions since 1984.
Soros’ meetings with politicians are not isolated incidents. They are a pattern. Fox News documented that Alexander Soros visited the White House at least six times between October 2021 and December 2022. He met Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at least nine times. He posted photos with Gavin Newsom at the MSC 2026. Even within the Soros network, there is unease about these posts — they make the proximity between money and power too visible.
351 Hits in the Epstein Files#
Security researcher Patrick Duggan indexed 109,000 DOJ documents from the Epstein investigations and searched for “Soros.” The result: 351 hits.
Most are OCR artifacts or media reports. But not all. Three documents stand out:
Document 1: The “Friend of Soros”#
EFTA00014715 — Internal SDNY email
During the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, someone called the prosecutor’s office:
“Attached is a voice message from an individual claiming they have information about Ghislaine Maxwell and that they are a friend of George Soros.”
The voicemail (.wav) is preserved in the DOJ files. Its contents have never been disclosed. The SDNY forwarded the tip to the FBI.
Document 2: Peter Soros in the Black Book#
Peter Soros — George’s nephew — appears in Jeffrey Epstein’s so-called “Black Book,” the address book that Epstein’s butler Alfredo Rodriguez handed to police. Peter Soros’ name is circled — a marking Rodriguez used for individuals he deemed particularly relevant. Multiple phone numbers in New York and London are listed.
Document 3: Epstein in Soros’ Orbit#
EFTA01334040-45 — Vicky Ward’s 2003 Vanity Fair profile, which first exposed Epstein’s secrets, explicitly places him alongside George Soros:
“Unlike such fund managers as George Soros and Stanley Druckenmiller, whose client lists and stock maneuverings act as their calling cards, Epstein keeps all his deals and clients secret.”
The comparison was no accident: Epstein was positioned at the same level as Soros — as a discreet wealth manager for billionaires.
Soros Money in German Politics#
The connection between the Open Society Foundations and German politics is not a theory. It is documented.
In 2022, the OSF paid 268,837.87 euros to the German organization Campact for “democracy projects.” This emerged from a parliamentary inquiry in the EU Parliament (E-001842/2024). The suspicion: circumvention of the German Political Parties Act, which prohibits foreign donations to parties.
Constitutional law scholar Volker Boehme-Neßler of the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg confirmed to Multipolar: there is a suspicion “that the association Campact circumvents the strict rules on party donations through its actions.” Campact regularly supports SPD-aligned positions in election campaigns.
What the Photo Shows — and What It Doesn’t#
The photo from the Munich Security Conference shows a handshake. That is a fact. It shows no conspiracy, no secret deal, no crime.
What it shows is a connection. Between the man who manages Germany’s finances and the heir of a network whose family name appears 351 times in the Epstein files. Whose nephew is circled in Epstein’s black book. Whose foundation is suspected of investing in German party politics through detours.
Whether these connections are relevant is debatable. That they exist is documented. That they are barely discussed in German media is a choice.
Sources:
- Alexander Soros on X: “Good to catch up with @larsklingbeil”, Feb 18, 2023
- Alexander Soros on Instagram: MSC2023 photo with Klingbeil
- tagesschau.de: Klingbeil to become Vice Chancellor, Apr 30, 2025
- DugganUSA: The Soros Cluster — 351 Hits in the Epstein Files, Feb 5, 2026
- epsteinexposed.com: Peter Soros — Epstein Files Profile
- The Journal 425: Epstein’s Black Book — circled names
- EU Parliament: Inquiry E-001842/2024 — Causa Campact, OSF payment 268,837 EUR
- Multipolar: Legal assessments on Campact donations
- Fox News: Alex Soros huddled with top Democrats, Jun 2023
- InfluenceWatch: Alexander Soros — Political Connections
- NZZ: George Soros and the Media: Why So Uncritical?, Nov 2023
