Judge Bars DOGE's Ending of Institute of Peace (Connecting the Dots: United States Institute of Peace (USIP), The Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), The Iraq Study Group, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy & Soros Funding, All Networking)
"Researcher’s Note: George Soros’s divorce lawyer William D. Zabel is a founding partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell was in private practice as an associate at the New York City law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel."
Newsmax.com
By Eric
Mack | Monday, 19 May 2025 01:43 PM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/judge-doge-peace/2025/05/19/id/1211505/
A
Washington, D.C., federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama has
issued an opinion against President Donald Trump and the Department of
Government Efficiency shutting down the Institute of Peace.
"The
Constitution makes clear that the president's constitutional authority only
extends as far as
Article II, but even Article II does not grant him absolute removal
authority over his subordinates, under current binding caselaw precedent,"
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell wrote in her
opinion Monday.
"Outside
of Article II, he has little constitutional authority to act at all. The
president's efforts here to take over an organization outside of those bounds,
contrary to statute established by Congress and by acts of force and threat
using local and federal law enforcement officers, represented a gross
usurpation of power and a way of conducting government affairs that
unnecessarily traumatized the committed leadership and employees of USIP, who
deserved better."
Howell
ruled that the think tank was taken over illegally by DOGE through "blunt
force, backed up by law enforcement officers from three separate local and
federal agencies."
"The
current administration decided to effectuate the President's Executive Order
14217 through blunt force, backed up by law enforcement officers from three
separate local and federal agencies," she wrote in the memorandum of
opinion. "The administration removed the Institute's leadership, including
plaintiff Board members and its president in contravention of statutory
limitations, and had personnel from a newly created federal office, called the
Department of Government Efficiency ('DOGE'), forcibly take over the
Institute's headquarters on March 17, 2025.
"With
a newly installed USIP president, the Administration then handed off USIP's
property for no consideration and abruptly terminated nearly all of its staff
and activities around the world."
The
plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed by the organization's former board members and
president, had maintained that the Institute of Peace was established by law as
an independent, nonprofit organization.
The
plaintiffs also argue that the firing of the board members did not meet any of
the steps required by the law that created the organization.
The
moves also did not go before any of the four congressional committees that have
oversight of the institute.
Notably,
DOGE officials publicly derided the Institute of Peace for hypocrisy and misuse
of taxpayer funds.
Not
only did Elon Musk and DOGE officials in the interview note the irony of loaded
weapons being found in Institute of Peace desk drawers, but they also alleged
that there were ties of funds from the institute going to U.S.-designated
terrorist groups in the Middle East.
Trump
and White House officials have also rebuked the actions of Democrat-appointed
judges in issuing sweeping orders and opinions seeking to stall or outright
obstruct the administration's agenda.
Connecting
the Dots:
George E. Moose is
the vice chairman for the United States
Institute of Peace (USIP) and a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Eric S. Edelman is
a director at the United States Institute of Peace and a director
at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Stephen J. Hadley is
a senior adviser for international affairs, director at the United
States Institute of Peace (USIP) and a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
J. Robinson West is
the chairman for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
James A. Baker III is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a co-chair for the Iraq Study Group.
William J. Perry was
a member of the Iraq Study Group, is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank) and a director at the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Jessica
Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative
(think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank) and was an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and was a member of the Iraq Study Group.
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago.
R. Eden
Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago
and
counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
James D. Zirin is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and was a director at Human
Rights First.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human
Rights First.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and William D. Zabel was his divorce lawyer.
William D. Zabel was George Soros’s divorce
lawyer, a trustee at the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is
the chair for the Human Rights First.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human
Rights First.
Kerry Kennedy is
a director at Human Rights First and a director at the United
States Institute of Peace (USIP).
Mark A.
Angelson is a director at Human Rights First and was a
partner at Sidley Austin LLP.
Charles
W. Douglas is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and a member
of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Valerie B. Jarrett is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the senior adviser for
the Barack Obama administration and her great uncle is Vernon E.
Jordan Jr.
James F. Collins was
a senior advisor for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and
is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
(think tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
William J. Perry
is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a
director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a member of the Iraq Study Group.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Ted Turner is a
co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and the
founder of CNN.
Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a friend of George Soros.
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations, a friend of Michael Douglas, Jonathan
Soros’s father and was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the New America
Foundation.
Jonathan Soros is a director at the New
America Foundation, George Soros’s son, a global board
member for the Open Society Foundations and was the vice chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America
Foundation.
Committee
for a Responsible Federal Budget was housed at the New America
Foundation.
Victor H. Fazio
Jr. is a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal
Budget and a senior adviser for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer &
Feld, LLP.
Alan K. Simpson is a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and was a member of the Iraq Study Group.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Hauer & Feld, LLP, Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, an honorary
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a
member of the Iraq Study Group.
Sandra Day
O'Connor was a member of the Iraq Study Group and is the
president of the Alfalfa Club.
Dianne Feinstein is
a member of the Alfalfa Club, a U.S. Senate senator
and married to Richard C. Blum.
Richard C. Blum is
married to Senator Dianne Feinstein and an honorary trustee at
the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Harold H. Koh was
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director
at Human Rights First and the legal adviser at the U.S.
Department of State for the Barack Obama administration.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Human Rights First.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and William D. Zabel was his divorce lawyer.
William
D. Zabel
https://www.srz.com/en/people/william-d-zabel
William D. Zabel is a founding
partner of Schulte Roth & Zabel and was George
Soros divorce lawyer.
Judge
Beryl Alaine Howell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_Howell#Career
Judge Beryl Alaine Howell From
1985 to 1987, she was in private practice as an associate at the New York City
law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel.
William D. Zabel was George Soros’s divorce
lawyer, a trustee at the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is a
founding partner of Schulte Roth & Zabel and
the chair for the Human Rights First.
Kerry Kennedy is
a director at Human Rights First and a director at the United
States Institute of Peace (USIP).
Charles Horner was
a director at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Hudson
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Elaine L. Chao is
a fellow at the Hudson Institute (think tank) and married to Addison
M. McConnell (Mitch McConnell).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Hudson
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Richard N. Perle was
a trustee at the Hudson Institute (think tank) and is an
adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Charles H. Brunie is
a trustee emeritus for the Hudson Institute (think tank) and
was the chairman for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
Herbert I. London is
the president emeritus for the Hudson Institute (think tank) and
a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
Carol C. Adelman is
a director, Center for Global Prosperity for the Hudson Institute
(think tank) and was a director at the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank).
Alexander M. Haig Jr. was a trustee emeritus at the Hudson Institute (think tank) and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
George E. Moose is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and the vice chairman for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
Eric S. Edelman is
a director at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank).
Stephen J. Hadley is
a senior adviser for international affairs, director at the United
States Institute of Peace (USIP) and a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
J. Robinson West is
the chairman for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
James A. Baker III is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a co-chair for the Iraq Study Group.
William J. Perry was
a member of the Iraq Study Group, is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank) and a director at the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Jessica
Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative
(think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank) and was an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and was a member of the Iraq Study Group.
Victor H.
Fazio Jr. is a senior adviser for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer
& Feld, LLP and a director at the Committee for a Responsible
Federal Budget.
Alan K. Simpson is
a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and
was a member of the Iraq Study Group.
Committee
for a Responsible Federal Budget was housed at the New America
Foundation.
Jonathan Soros is a director at the New
America Foundation, George Soros’s son, a global board
member for the Open Society Foundations and was the vice chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New
America Foundation.
Ravenel
Boykin Curry IV is a director at the New America Foundation and
a trustee at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
Charles H. Brunie was
the chairman for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and is
a trustee emeritus for the Hudson Institute (think tank).
Herbert I. London is
a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and the
president emeritus for the Hudson Institute (think tank).
Elaine L. Chao is
a fellow at the Hudson Institute (think tank) and married to Addison
M. McConnell (Mitch McConnell).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Hudson
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Charles Horner was
a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute (think tank) and a
director at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
Resources:
Past Research
Project
Veritas Undercover Investigation: CNN Producer Admits Network Hyping ‘Mostly
Bullsh*t’ Trump-Russia Scandal for ‘Ratings’ (Past
Research on CNN & Michael Douglas)
Tuesday,
June 27, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/06/project-veritas-undercover.html
U.S.
blocks Christian governor from Nigeria peace talks (Past
Research on the United States Institute of Peace)
Saturday,
March 29, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/us-blocks-christian-governor-from.html
Iraq
Study Group (Past Research on the Iraq Study Group
& the United States Institute of Peace)
Sunday,
October 13, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/10/iraq-study-group.html
VIDEO:
Fundamentalist Mormon Sect Caught Conducting $11 Million Food Stamp Fraud (Past Research on the New America Foundation & Jonathan
Soros)
Monday,
December 18, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/12/video-fundamentalist-mormon-sect-caught.html
Martin
Sheen ‘Disgusted’ by Trump in Democrat Fundraising Email (Past Research on the Human Rights First)
Friday,
June 30, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/06/martin-sheen-disgusted-by-trump-in.html
Manhattan
Institute for Policy Research (Connecting the Dots: Manhattan Institute for
Policy Research (MI), CFR, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Washington
Institute for Near-East Policy, William Kristol, Paul Singer & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Hudson
Institute)
Saturday,
February 25, 2023
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/02/manhattan-institute-for-policy-research.html
Trump
Slams Sen. McConnell for Voting Against RFK Jr. (Connecting the Dots: Mitch
McConnell, His Wife Elaine Chao & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Mitch McConnell’s wife Elaine Chao &
the Hudson Institute)
Thursday,
February 13, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/trump-slams-sen-mcconnell-for-voting.html
ESPN
Analyst: 'Star Spangled Banner' a 'War Anthem,' Shouldn't Be Played Before
Games (Past Research on the Commercial Club of
Chicago & Sidley Austin LLP)
Friday,
November 8, 2013
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