Breitbart on Abdul El-Sayed
Open claim · checked automatically · last checked Sep 29, 2026
The claim
“Abdul El-Sayed has received $15M from Epstein-linked donors”
Breitbart, as posted by @DSA_Watch · Post on X
What we found
FEC reports for Abdul for U.S. Senate (C00902668), the principal campaign committee of Abdul El-Sayed (S6MI00418): $14,514,335.93 in total receipts in the 2025–2026 cycle from Jan 1, 2025 through Jul 15, 2026, the latest report FEC has processed (PRE-PRIMARY 2026), including $14,408,058.06 from individuals ($10,265,431.61 itemized by name) and $71,845.23 from other political committees.
FEC filings list each itemized donor by name, employer and occupation. They carry no label like "Epstein-linked", so whether donors are "Epstein-linked" is a characterization the filings do not show.
What's still unknown
The post puts the figure at $15M. FEC filings name donors, their employers and occupations; they carry no label like "Epstein-linked", so whether donors fit that label is a characterization the filings don't settle. Money spent by outside groups (super PACs) is filed under those groups and isn't counted above.