Biden adviser Anita Dunn’s Alaska ties surface amid autopen pardon investigation (Connecting the Dots: Anita Dunn, Robert F. Bauer, Perkins Coie, Fusion GPS, Barack Obama, CNN, The Keystone XL pipeline & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Biden adviser Anita Dunn’s Alaska ties surface amid autopen pardon investigation (Connecting the Dots: Anita Dunn, Robert F. Bauer, Perkins Coie, Fusion GPS, Barack Obama, CNN, The Keystone XL pipeline & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By Suzanne Downing -May 22, 2025

Anita Dunn, 2023. White House photo

https://mustreadalaska.com/biden-adviser-anita-dunns-alaska-ties-surface-amid-autopen-pardon-investigation/

Anita Dunn, a senior Democratic campaign strategist and longtime political advisor to President Joe Biden, has become a central figure in a growing controversy over the use of an autopen to sign official presidential documents, while Biden was obviously suffering from dementia.

Dunn has ties to Alaska politics that stretch back nearly two decades.

While the claims of her directing the use of the autopen to sign official documents are still unverified, Dunn’s name is among those mentioned by Ed Martin as persons of interest in the unfolding scandal.

Martin, a pardon attorney and the lead attorney in the department’s weaponization task force, has been looking at the over 8,000 clemencies and pardons that President Biden granted, all through the stroke of an automatic pen — many issued at the end of his presidency.

Those pardons, if conduced by aides like Anita Dunn, might mean the actions were illegal and President Trump has asked for an investigation. The allegations have drawn attention to Dunn’s influential role in the Biden White House.

Dunn served as a senior advisor to Biden during two critical periods: from January to August 2021, and again from May 2022 to August 2024. She is being cited in conservative media outlets and online platforms as one of the senior staffers who allegedly oversaw or approved the use of an autopen to sign executive documents, including pardons, on behalf of the president.

A recent report from PJ Media named Dunn, along with former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain and Biden’s personal attorney Bob Bauer, as the “gatekeepers” who controlled presidential access and decisions related to document signings. Dunn is married to Bauer.

While Dunn’s current notoriety centers on the Biden administration, she has past connections to Alaska politics through her consulting work with former Democrat Gov. Tony Knowles.

Dunn advised Knowles during his political career, a relationship that brought her into Alaska’s political orbit in the early 2000s. Though not widely publicized, her strategic insight and campaign experience were considered valuable assets during that time.

Knowles served as Alaska’s governor from 1994 to 2002 and ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate in 2004. Dunn’s involvement with Knowles’ unsuccessful 2006 gubernatorial campaign efforts helped build her reputation, even though he lost to Sarah Palin. Dunn later became a senior advisor to President Barack Obama.

Dunn was sometimes referred to as Biden’s “Closer,” for her role in closing sensitive deals in the White House. She left her White House post after Biden withdrew from the presidential race in July of 2024. Dunn moved over to the “Future Forward” super PAC supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign. In December of 2024, she appeared on a panel on CNN, during which she criticized the pardoning of Hunter Biden, the president’s son.

“In the middle of a Kash Patel weekend, kind of throwing this into the middle of it was exceptionally poor timing and … the argument is one that I think many observers are concerned about: A president who ran to restore the rule of law, who has upheld the rule of law, who has really defended the rule of law kind of saying, ‘Well, maybe not right now,’” she said.

Connecting the Dots:

Walter Isaacson was the chairman & CEO for CNN and is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. 

Hisashi Owada was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Ted Turner is the founder of CNN and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Peter G. Peterson was the chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and is the founder of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

Peter G. Peterson Foundation was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

SKDKnickerbocker is a media consultant for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

William W. Bradley is an advisory board member for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and Anita B. Dunn was his chief of staff.

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 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 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 Brookings Institution (think tank).

Susan E. Rice was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the White House national security adviser, former U.S. ambassador to UN for the Barack Obama administration an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State and is a stockholder in the TransCanada Corporation. 

TransCanada Corporation is a SKDKnickerbocker client and the proposed builder for the Keystone XL pipeline.

Anita B. Dunn is a managing director for SKDKnickerbocker, produced an ad campaign for the Keystone XL pipeline, the senior advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, was William W. Bradley’s chief of staff and a communications director for the Barack Obama administration.

SKDKnickerbocker is a media consultant for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

Jennifer Cunningham is a managing director at SKDKnickerbocker and a director at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy and the Robin Hood Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. 

Emma Bloomberg was a senior planning officer for the Robin Hood Foundation and is Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter. 

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, his political consultant was Josh Isay and is Emma Bloomberg’s father.

Josh Isay was Michael R. Bloomberg’s political consultant and is a managing director for SKDKnickerbocker.

Jeff Zucker is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, was the president of CNN Worldwide and an executive producer for the NBC Nightly News.

CNN Worldwide is a division of CNN.

Tom Brokaw was a director at the Robin Hood Foundation and an anchor for the NBC Nightly News.

Brian Williams  is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, Allison Williams’s father and was an anchor for the NBC Nightly News.

Allison Williams is Brian Williams’s daughter and an actor in Girls. 

Lena Dunham is an actor & creator for Girls and a friend of Audrey Gelman.

Audrey Gelman is a friend of Lena Dunham and the VP for SKDKnickerbocker.

Anita B. Dunn is a managing director for SKDKnickerbocker, the senior advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, married to Robert Bauer, was William W. Bradley’s chief of staff, a communications director for the Barack Obama administration and produced an ad campaign for the Keystone XL pipeline.

U.S. Department of State requires approval for the Keystone XL pipeline.

TransCanada Corporation is a SKDKnickerbocker client and the proposed builder for the Keystone XL pipeline.

SKDKnickerbocker is a media consultant for the Independence USA PAC.

Independence USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Independence USA PAC, Emma Bloomberg’s father, was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, his political consultant was Josh Isay and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

Josh Isay was Michael R. Bloomberg’s political consultant and is a managing director for SKDKnickerbocker.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee and the Brookings Institution (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).

Condoleezza Rice was a director at the ONE Campaign, a secretary for the U.S. Department of State, is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank). 

Susan E. Rice was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the White House national security adviser, former U.S. ambassador to UN for the Barack Obama administration an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State and is a stockholder in the TransCanada Corporation. 

U.S. Department of State requires approval for the Keystone XL pipeline.

TransCanada Corporation is a SKDKnickerbocker client and the proposed builder for the Keystone XL pipeline.

Anita B. Dunn is a managing director for SKDKnickerbocker, produced an ad campaign for the Keystone XL pipeline, the senior advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, was William W. Bradley’s chief of staff and a communications director for the Barack Obama administration.

Robert F. Bauer is married to Anita B. Dunn, a partner at Perkins Coie,

was counsel for the 2000 Bill Bradley presidential campaign, Barack Obama’s personal counsel and the White House counsel for the Barack Obama administration.

Obama law tab up to $1.4 million

Published: 08/10/2009 at 8:42 PM

http://www.wnd.com/2009/08/106138

Federal Election Commission records for “Obama for America” show that the lobby organization has paid international law firm Perkins Coie exactly $1,352,378.95 since the 2008 election.

Tom Daschle’s senior political adviser was Anita B. Dunn, the nominee for health and human services secretary for the Barack Obama administration and is a director at the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and was a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank). 

Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for American Progress, an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) a friend of Susan E. Rice, 1^st secretary for the U.S. Department of State, an advisory board member of the Truman National Security Project and the president of the Truman Center for National Policy.

Kamala D. Harris is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy and vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.

R. Hunter Biden is a director at the Truman National Security Project, a director at the Truman Center for National Policy and Joseph R. Biden Jr’s son.

William J. Perry is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy and a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Ted Turner is the founder of CNN and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Peter G. Peterson was the chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and is the founder of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

Peter G. Peterson Foundation was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

SKDKnickerbocker is a media consultant for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

William W. Bradley is an advisory board member for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and Anita B. Dunn was his chief of staff.

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 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 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 Brookings Institution (think tank).

Susan E. Rice was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the White House national security adviser, former U.S. ambassador to UN for the Barack Obama administration an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State and is a stockholder in the TransCanada Corporation. 

TransCanada Corporation is a SKDKnickerbocker client and the proposed builder for the Keystone XL pipeline.

Anita B. Dunn is a managing director for SKDKnickerbocker, produced an ad campaign for the Keystone XL pipeline, the senior advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, was William W. Bradley’s chief of staff and a communications director for the Barack Obama administration.

SKDKnickerbocker is a media consultant for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

Jennifer Cunningham is a managing director at SKDKnickerbocker and a director at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy and the Robin Hood Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. 

Emma Bloomberg was a senior planning officer for the Robin Hood Foundation and is Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter. 

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, his political consultant was Josh Isay, a contributor for Americans for Responsible Solutions, is Emma Bloomberg’s father and the founder of the Independence USA PAC,

SKDKnickerbocker is a media consultant for the Independence USA PAC.

Independence USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.

Americans for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.

Mark E. Kelly is a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and married to Gabrielle Giffords.

Gabrielle Giffords is married to Mark E. Kelly, a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions, an advisory board member at the Center for National Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project.

R. Hunter Biden is a director at the Truman Center for National Policy, a director at the Truman National Security Project and Joseph R. Biden Jr’s son.

Kamala D. Harris is an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and the vice president for the Joe Biden administration.

Madeleine K. Albright was the president of the Truman Center for National Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and a director at the Center for American Progress.

Center for American Progress calls for heightened “Gun Safety, Gun Control” for guns.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society was a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Tom Daschle is a director at the Center for American Progress, his senior political adviser was Anita B. Dunn and the nominee for health and human services secretary for the Barack Obama administration.

John D. Podesta is the chair & counselor for the Center for American Progress, and the chairman for the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

Center for American Progress Action Fund is a fund, affiliated advocacy group for the Center for American Progress.

Apple Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

AT&T Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Bank of America Corp. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

BMW of North America LLC was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Citigroup Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Coca-Cola Company was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Facebook was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

General Electric Company was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Bailout Company) was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Motion Picture Association of America was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

PepsiCo, Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

PG&E Corporation was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Samsung Electronics Co. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Time Warner Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

T-Mobile USA, Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Toyota Motor North America was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Visa Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Wells Fargo & Co. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Carol M. Browner is a director, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and was the energy czar for the Barack Obama administration.

Ezekiel Emanuel is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was the health care policy adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Lawrence H. Summers is a distinguished fellow at the Center for American Progress and was the National Economic Council chairman for the Barack Obama administration.

Cassandra Q. Butts was the SVP for the Center for American Progress and the deputy White House counsel for the Barack Obama administration.

Philip J. Crowley was the director of homeland security at the Center for American Progress and the assistant secretary of state for the Barack Obama administration.

Derek Douglas was an associate director of economic policy at the Center for American Progress and a special assistant for urban affairs for the Barack Obama administration.

Bradley J. Kiley was a VP for the Center for American Progress and the director of management and administration for the Barack Obama administration.

Karen Kornbluh was a visiting scholar at the Center for American Progress and a policy director for Barack Obama.

Jeanne Lambrew was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the deputy assistant to the president for health policy for the Barack Obama administration.

Denis McDonough was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the chief of staff; former deputy national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Esther M. Olavarria was the director of immigration policy at the Center for American Progress and is the deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Barack Obama administration.

Dan Restrepo was the Americas Project director at the Center for American Progress and a special assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration.

Gene B. Sperling was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the assistant to the president for economic policy for the Barack Obama administration.

Todd Stern was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the special envoy for climate change at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration.

Melody C. Barnes was the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.

Jose H. Villarreal is a director at the Center for American Progress, and a senior adviser at the Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle and 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 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). 

Susan E. Rice was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), the White House national security adviser, former U.S. ambassador to UN for the Barack Obama administration an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State and is a stockholder in the TransCanada Corporation. 

U.S. Department of State requires approval for the Keystone XL pipeline.

TransCanada Corporation is a SKDKnickerbocker client and the proposed builder for the Keystone XL pipeline.

Anita B. Dunn is a managing director for SKDKnickerbocker, produced an ad campaign for the Keystone XL pipeline, the senior advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, married to Robert F. Bauer, was William W. Bradley’s chief of staff and a communications director for the Barack Obama administration.

SKDKnickerbocker is a media consultant for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

Robert F. Bauer is a general counsel at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), a partner at Perkins Coie, married to Anita B. Dunn, was a White House counsel for the Barack Obama administration and Barack Obama’s personal counsel. 

Perkins Coie hired Fusion GPS to investigate Donald Trump.

Democratic National Committee (DNC) hired Fusion GPS to investigate Trump.

Barack Obama’s personal counsel was Robert F. Bauer and the president for the Barack Obama administration. 

Democratic National Committee (DNC) hired Fusion GPS to investigate Trump.

Clyde Williams was a political director for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and a VP for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress. 

Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for American Progress, an advisory board member of the Truman National Security Project and the president of the Truman Center for National Policy.

R. Hunter Biden is a director at the Truman National Security Project, a director at the Truman Center for National Policy and Joseph R. Biden Jr’s son.

Kamala D. Harris is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy and vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.

Michael D. McCurry is an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and was a director of communications for the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

Democratic National Committee (DNC) hired Fusion GPS to investigate Trump.

Perkins Coie hired Fusion GPS to investigate Donald Trump.

Robert F. Bauer is a general counsel at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), a partner at Perkins Coie, married to Anita B. Dunn, was a White House counsel for the Barack Obama administration and Barack Obama’s personal counsel. 

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Saturday, June 20, 2015

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Smaller Bites – Connecting the Dots: Joe Biden, Obama, Anita Dunn, SKDK, Susan Rice & Soros Funding, All Networking (Past Research on Anita Dunn)

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The Secret Hand of China (Past Research on Robert Bauer)

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https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/03/trump-revokes-security-clearances-for.html