The Steady Drip: Trump's Drug War Focus Boosts Defense Firms (Connecting the Dots: The Center for a New American Security, U.S. Military, Central Intelligence Agency, Lockheed Martin, The Wall Street Journal, Palantir Technologies Inc., In-Q-Tel, Google & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Trump's Drug War Focus Boosts Defense Firms (Connecting the Dots: The Center for a New American Security, U.S. Military, Central Intelligence Agency, Lockheed Martin, The Wall Street Journal, Palantir Technologies Inc., In-Q-Tel, Google & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By Newsmax Wires | Sunday, 30 November 2025 10:40 AM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-drug-war-defense-tech/2025/11/30/id/1236492/

President Donald Trump's aggressive new push against drug trafficking has opened the door to an unexpected boom for America's defense-tech sector, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

As the administration expands its counter-narcotics mission across the Caribbean, Latin America, and the southern U.S. border, tech firms that once struggled to break into the Pentagon's long-term planning now find themselves in high demand, according to the report.

Companies developing drones, AI-driven surveillance tools, counterdrone technology, and next-generation sensors — many originally built for potential conflict with China or tested in Ukraine — have swiftly repositioned themselves as key players in Trump's widening campaign against drug cartels.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy are leaning heavily on advanced drones and imaging platforms to locate narco-vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.

Some AI companies — stretching from Silicon Valley to Dubai — have marketing tools that can map fentanyl networks, track encrypted communications, and flag suspicious shipping movements.

On the southern border, a Ukrainian-made counterdrone system used on European battlefields is being adapted to intercept cartel-operated drones coming out of Mexico.

The shift reflects a broader strategic realignment. While Washington continues to view China as a long-term competitor, Trump's national-security agenda has pivoted sharply toward hemispheric defense and what the administration calls a fight against narco-terror.

The military campaign escalated dramatically in September when U.S. forces began striking small drug-trafficking boats — operations that have reportedly killed more than 80 people.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp told the Journal he supports the operations, calling fentanyl a "scourge on the working class" and saying he would be "very proud" if Palantir were involved.

Shield AI, a U.S. drone company formed during the post-9/11 wars, is at the center of Coast Guard interdiction missions. Its V-BAT drone — capable of flying more than 1,000 nautical miles — has helped seize over $1 billion in narcotics this year alone.

The Coast Guard plans to deploy V-BATs on cutters and along the southern border.

The president's recent defense bill supercharged this trend, pumping an additional $165 billion into homeland security over the next decade and expanding border-security technology.

The Pentagon also received $1 billion specifically for anti-drug and border missions.

U.S. Southern Command, traditionally stretched thin by humanitarian duties, now fields a dozen ships, aircraft, and drones in the region.

Defense startups see the area as a prime proving ground — far easier than navigating the electronic-warfare-intense skies over Ukraine or preparing for a hypothetical conflict with China.

Foreign companies are joining the surge as well. Firms like RAKIA Group and Ukrainian-founded Moodro are pushing AI and counterdrone platforms to capitalize on Washington's shift.

As one national-security analyst told the Journal, the incentives are clear: "There's a lot of money to be made."

In-Q-Tel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel

In-Q-Tel (IQT), formerly Peleus and In-Q-It, is an American not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Arlington, Virginia. It invests in companies to keep the Central Intelligence Agency, and other intelligence agencies, equipped with the latest in information technology in support of United States intelligence capability.[2] The name "In-Q-Tel" is an intentional reference to Q, the fictional inventor who supplies technology to James Bond.

History

Originally named Peleus and known as In-Q-It, In-Q-Tel was "the brainchild" of former Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet.[7] Gilman Louie was In-Q-Tel's first CEO[2][6] and Norm Augustine, a former CEO of Lockheed Martin, led the board of directors.[8] In-Q-Tel's mission is to identify and invest in companies developing cutting-edge technologies that serve United States national security interests. Congress approved funding for In-Q-Tel, which was increased in later years.[9] Origins of the corporation can also be traced to Ruth A. David, who headed the Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Science & Technology in the 1990s and promoted the importance of rapidly advancing information technology for the CIA.[6]

In-Q-Tel now engages with entrepreneurs, growth companies, researchers, and venture capitalists to deliver technologies that provide superior capabilities for the CIA, DIA, NGA, and the wider intelligence community.[10] In-Q-Tel concentrates on three broad commercial technology areas: software, infrastructure and materials sciences.

Former CIA director George Tenet said,

We [the CIA] decided to use our limited dollars to leverage technology developed elsewhere. In 1999 we chartered ... In-Q-Tel. ... While we pay the bills, In-Q-Tel is independent of CIA. CIA identifies pressing problems, and In-Q-Tel provides the technology to address them. The In-Q-Tel alliance has put the Agency back at the leading edge of technology ... This ... collaboration ... enabled CIA to take advantage of the technology that Las Vegas uses to identify corrupt card players and apply it to link analysis for terrorists [cf. the parallel data-mining effort by the SOCOM-DIA operation Able Danger], and to adapt the technology that online booksellers use and convert it to scour millions of pages of documents looking for unexpected results.[11]

In-Q-Tel sold 5,636 shares of Google, worth over US$2.2 million, on November 15, 2005.[12] The share transfer was a result of Google's acquisition of Keyhole, Inc, the CIA-funded satellite mapping software now known as Google Earth

Connecting the Dots:

Center for a New American Security was a contributor for the Palantir Technologies Inc.

Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for a New American Security.

U.S. Coast Guard was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

U.S. Navy was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

Richard J. Danzig was the secretary for the U.S. Navy and is the director & former chairman for the Center for a New American Security.

Dennis C. Blair was an admiral for the U.S. Navy, a director at the Center for a New American Security and was a national intelligence director for the Barack Obama administration.

Robert O. Work was the undersecretary for the U.S. Navy, the CEO for the Center for a New American Security and the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Janine Davidson is a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and was the deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.

U.S. Department of Defense was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

William J. Perry was a director at the Center for a New American Security and the secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Janine Davidson is a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and was the deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Kurt M. Campbell is the chairman & co-founder for the Center for a New American Security and was a deputy assistant secretary for Asia for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Bob Butler is a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and was a deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Derek H. Chollet was a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a special assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration and is the assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Colin H. Kahl is a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and was a deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Richard L. Armitage is a director at the Center for a New American Security and was an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Michele A. Flournoy is the CEO for the Center for a New American Security and was the under secretary at the U.S. Department of Defense for the Barack Obama administration.

William J. Lynn was a director at the Center for a New American Security and the deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Defense for the Barack Obama administration.

Wallace Gregson Jr. was an advisory board member for the Center for a New American Security, the assistant secretary for Asian & Pacific security affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense for the Barack Obama administration, and a lieutenant general for the U.S. Marine Corps.

U.S. Marine Corps was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

Arnold L. Punaro was a major general for the U.S. Marine Corps and is an advisory board member for the Center for a New American Security.

John R. Allen was a general for the U.S. Marine Corps and is a director at the Center for a New American Security.

Gregory S. Newbold was a lieutenant general for the U.S. Marine Corps and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

U.S. Army was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

U.S. Air Force was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

Pershing Square Capital Management, LP was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

William A. Ackman (Bill) is a managing member for Pershing Square Capital Management, LP and married to Karen Ackman.

Karen Ackman is married to William A. Ackman (Bill) and a director at the Human Rights Watch.

George Soros was a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch and the Harlem Children's Zone.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, the New York (NY) mayor and an advocate for the ONE Campaign and is the founder of Bloomberg LP.

Bloomberg LP was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

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

Madeleine K. Albright was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a co-chairman for the Albright Stonebridge Group and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

Richard R. Verma was a counselor for the Albright Stonebridge Group, and an advisory board member for the Center for a New American Security.

Albright Group LLC was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

Center for a New American Security was a contributor for the Palantir Technologies Inc.

John D. Podesta was a director at the Center for a New American Security, the campaign chairman for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, a temporary CEO for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, is the founder of the Center for American Progress, a director at the ClimateWorks Foundation and Anthony T. Podesta’s brother.

Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary), was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress, the ClimateWorks Foundation and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.

Anthony T. Podesta was a fundraiser for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, is an advisory board member for the Center for a New American Security and John D. Podesta’s brother.

Center for a New American Security was a contributor for the Palantir Technologies Inc.

William J. Perry was a director at the Center for a New American Security and a director at In-Q-Tel.

Norman R. Augustine was a director at the Center for a New American Security and a trustee at In-Q-Tel.

In-Q-Tel is an investor in the Palantir Technologies Inc.

Michael G. Mullen is a trustee at In-Q-Tel and was the vice chairman of review board that investigated the 2012 attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2013.

Thomas R. Pickering was the chairman of review board that investigated the 2012 attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2013, a U.S. ambassador for Russia, a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and an undersecretary for the U.S. Department of State.

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.

L. John Doerr is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a director at Google Inc.

Google Inc. was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), the secretary for the U.S. Department of State, a director at the Center for a New American Security and a co-chairman for the Albright Stonebridge Group.

Richard R. Verma was a counselor for the Albright Stonebridge Group, and an advisory board member for the Center for a New American Security.

Albright Group LLC was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

Center for a New American Security was a contributor for the Palantir Technologies Inc.

In-Q-Tel is an investor in the Palantir Technologies Inc.

Palantir Technologies Inc. uses technology for the Global Human Trafficking Hotline Network, is a contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense, a contractor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a contractor for the U.S. Department of Justice, a contractor for the U.S. Special Operations Command, a partner with the Polaris Project, was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the New York City Police Department is their client.

Jessica Tisch is the 48th New York City Police Commissioner and her mother is Merryl Tisch.

New York City Police Department (NYPD) is a Palantir Technologies Inc. client.

Kenneth G. Langone is an investor in Palantir Technologies Inc and a trustee at the Harlem Children's Zone.

Stanley F. Druckenmiller is an investor in Palantir Technologies Inc, the chairman & benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone and a managing director for the Soros Fund Management.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder of the Soros Fund Management.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, a New York (NY) mayor, a friend of Henry Kissinger and is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Zohran Mamdani is the mayor of New York City, co-founded the school's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and Mahmood Mamdani’s son.

Mahmood Mamdani is Zohran Mamdani’s father and a Ugandan academic, author, and political commentator and The Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology, political science and African studies at Columbia University.

Letitia James received her MPA at Columbia University, the Attorney General of New York and the chair for the Committee on Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee on Economic Development and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

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

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation and the founder of Bloomberg LP.

Bloomberg LP was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

Henry A. Kissinger was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and a friend of Michael R. Bloomberg.

Antony Blinken was a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank), the national security adviser to the vice president for the Barack Obama administration and attended the Dalton School in New York City until 1971.

Merryl Tisch is on the Board of the Dalton School on the Upper East Side and Barnard College and Jessica Tisch’s mother.

Jeffrey Epstein began his professional career as a teacher at the Dalton School. After his dismissal from the school in 1976, he entered the banking and finance sector, working at Bear Stearns in various roles before starting his own firm.

James E. Cayne (Jimmy) was the chairman for the Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (Bailout Company) and is a member of Kappa Beta Phi.

Alphonse Fletcher Jr. was the VP for the Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (Bailout Company) and is a member of Kappa Beta Phi.

Thomas M. Flexner was the vice chairman for the Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (Bailout Company) and is a member of Kappa Beta Phi.

Alan C. Greenberg was the chairman for the Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (Bailout Company) and is a member of Kappa Beta Phi.

Bruce Lisman was the head of global equities for the Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (Bailout Company) and is a member of Kappa Beta Phi.

E. John Rosenwald Jr. was the vice chairman for the Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (Bailout Company) and is a member of Kappa Beta Phi.

Alan D. Schwartz was the CEO for the Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (Bailout Company) and

is a member of Kappa Beta Phi.

John C. Sites Jr. was the EVP for the Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (Bailout Company) and is a member of Kappa Beta Phi.

Warren Spector was the president & co-COO for the Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (Bailout Company) and is a member of Kappa Beta Phi.

Michael R. Bloomberg is a member of Kappa Beta Phi, the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, was a friend of Henry A. Kissinger, the New York (NY) mayor, a general partner at Salomon Brothers and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone.

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

Lewis S. Ranieri was a vice chairman at Salomon Brothers and is a trustee at the Hofstra University.

Judge Juan Merchan has been an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Hofstra University School of Law since January 2000 and is the acting New York Justice U.S. Supreme Court for Donald Trumps Arraignment Tuesday April 4^th, 2023.

Judge Sparkle Leah Sooknanan received her MBA at Hofstra University and is a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Priscilla Almodovar received her BA at Hofstra University, received her JD at Columbia University and is the CEO for Fannie Mae.

Joseph M. Gregory is a trustee at the Hofstra University and was a trustee at the Harlem Children's Zone.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder of the Soros Fund Management.

Stanley F. Druckenmiller is the chairman & benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, a managing director for the Soros Fund Management and an investor in Palantir Technologies Inc.

Kenneth G. Langone is a trustee at the Harlem Children's Zone and an investor in Palantir Technologies Inc.

New York City Police Department (NYPD) is a Palantir Technologies Inc. client.

Center for a New American Security was a contributor for the Palantir Technologies Inc.

William J. Perry was a director at the Center for a New American Security, a director at In-Q-Tel and an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy.

Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for a New American Security and the president of the Truman Center for National Policy.

R. Hunter Biden is 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 Center for National Policy and was vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.

Ira Lechner was a director at the Truman Center for National Policy and is a director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (think tank).

Gavin Newsom is a director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, the California state government governor and was invited to George Soros’s 2013 wedding reception.

George Soros was married in 2013 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).

William J. Perry is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) was a secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

Center for a New American Security was a contributor for the Palantir Technologies Inc.

Madeleine K. Albright was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

George J. Tenet was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and originally named Peleus and known as In-Q-It, In-Q-Tel was his "the brainchild".

Frederick Kempe is the president & CEO for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was an assistant managing editor for the Wall Street Journal.

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, 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 New America Foundation.

Jonathan Soros is George Soros’s son and a director at the New America Foundation.

Eric E. Schmidt is the chairman of the New America Foundation, was the CEO for Google and a funder for the New America Foundation.

Alan B. Davidson was a senior policy counsel for Google Inc. and is a fellow at the New America Foundation.

Google Inc. was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Paul S. Otellini is a director at Google Inc. 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 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundation 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).

Victoria Ransom is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a director of product for Google Inc.

Shirley M. Tilghman is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a director at Google Inc.

Jessica Tuchman Mathews was the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), is married to Charles G. Boyd and a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Charles G. Boyd is married to Jessica Tuchman Mathews and a trustee at In-Q-Tel.

In-Q-Tel was an investor in Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc.

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), was a secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense, a director at In-Q-Tel, a director at the Center for a New American Security and an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy.

Norman R. Augustine was a director at the Center for a New American Security and a trustee at In-Q-Tel.

In-Q-Tel is an investor in the Palantir Technologies Inc.

Center for a New American Security (think tank) was a contributor for the Palantir Technologies Inc.

Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for a New American Security and the president of the Truman Center for National Policy.

R. Hunter Biden is 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 Center for National Policy and was vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.

Ira Lechner was a director at the Truman Center for National Policy and is a director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (think tank).

Gavin Newsom is a director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, the California state government governor and was invited to George Soros’s 2013 wedding reception.

George Soros was married in 2013 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 Molinari is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a VP for Google Inc.

Joseph W. Ralston is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a director at the Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Brian D. Dailey is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was the SVP for the Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. was lobbyist for the Lockheed Martin Corporation and is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and 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.

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

Ralph Scott Lilly is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was the lobby firm for the Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for American Progress and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

Center for a New American Security (think tank) was a contributor for the Palantir Technologies Inc.

In-Q-Tel is an investor in the Palantir Technologies Inc.

In-Q-Tel was an investor in Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc.

Norman R. Augustine was a trustee at In-Q-Tel and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

Charles G. Boyd is a trustee at In-Q-Tel and married to Jessica Tuchman Mathews.

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is married to Charles G. Boyd, a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and was the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundation 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).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Paul S. Otellini is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a director at Google Inc.

Google Inc. was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Alan B. Davidson was a senior policy counsel for Google Inc. and is a fellow at the New America Foundation.

Eric E. Schmidt was the CEO for Google, a funder for the New America Foundation and is the chairman of the New America Foundation.

Laurene Powell Jobs was a director at the New America Foundation and married to Steve Jobs.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America Foundation and George Soros’s son.

George Soros is 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 New America Foundation and the Climate Reality Project.

Albert A. Gore Jr. is the chairman for the Climate Reality Project and a senior adviser at Google Inc.

Susan Molinari is a VP for Google Inc and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Google Inc.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

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.

David M. Rubenstein is the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Economic Club of Washington and spent Thanksgiving with Joe Biden.

Sheryl K. Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a VP for Google Inc.

Google Inc. was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundation and was a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary).

John D. Podesta was a temporary CEO for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, a director at the Center for a New American Security and the campaign chairman for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.

Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.

Anthony T. Podesta was a fundraiser for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, is John D. Podesta’s brother, and an advisory board member for the Center for a New American Security.