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LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman wants to get more Democrats elected to Congress this fall, but first, he has to defeat some Democrats this summer.

The billionaire is spending millions on campaigns against what his advisors see as radical, far-left Democrats in hopes of getting more moderate Democrats to November’s general elections where the party will have a better chance of beating Republicans and maintaining control of Congress.

Hoffman has already donated over $4 million to the 2022 midterm election cycle, including almost $2 million to the Mainstream Democrats PAC and the House Majority PAC, combined. The political action committees have either taken aim at what Hoffman’s political strategist called “extremist” candidates or backed their opponents running in House races.

“Our political philanthropy is focused on weakening the political power of the anti-American Trump-MAGA movement,” said Dmitri Mehlhorn, Hoffman’s chief political advisor. “Far left groups, such as the Justice Democrats, help the MAGA movement by attacking centrist Democrats who can win general elections.”

Hoffman is backing PACs that oppose candidates who have links to the Justice Democrats, a political action committee that’s supports members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. The caucus is a group of some of the most liberal and outspoken Democrats in the House, including Rep. Maxine Waters of California and New York Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jerrold Nadler.

“Given the damage the Justice Democrats and their allies have done to the Democrats brand, we had to put some modest capital into fighting back,” Mehlhorn said, declining further comment about Hoffman’s next round of donations.

In a recent meeting with some of the nation’s wealthiest financiers, Hoffman warned that if Republican candidates with deep loyalties to former President Donald Trump win in the 2022 midterm elections, they could  “install Trump in 2024 regardless of the vote,” according to Puck News and the Washington Post. He called the GOP candidates “MAGA leaders.”

Hoffman has been a major political donor for years, including during the 2020 election when he actively raised money for President Joe Biden’s campaign and donated over $2 million toward super PACs backing his candidacy for the White House. Super PACs, like the Mainstream Democrats, can spend and raise an unlimited amount of money to take on their opponents. Hoffman and the Mainstream Democrats PAC did not return requests for comment.

He hosted a virtual fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee last year, with tickets going as high as $875,000. Biden thanked Hoffman for his “generous support” during the event, according to a White House transcript of the president’s remarks.

Federal Election Commission records show Hoffman has already contributed $500,000 this election cycle to the Mainstream Democrats PAC, which is campaigning against liberal Democrats running against moderates in their primary election fights. The donation,…