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Saturday, July 20, 2024

Iran Denies Trump Assassination Plot (Connecting the Dots: Iran, PepsiCo, Secret Service, The Washington Post, U.N., Islam, The International Court of Justice & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Iran Denies Trump Assassination Plot (Connecting the Dots: Iran, PepsiCo, Secret Service, The Washington Post, U.N., Islam, The International Court of Justice & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Thursday, 18 July 2024 08:47 AM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/iran-assassination-attempt-donald-trump/2024/07/18/id/1173035/

Iran is denying that it had any involvement in last weekend's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump or allegations about having any "intention for such an action."

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said in a statement that Iran "strongly rejects any involvement in the recent armed attack on Trump or claims about Iran's intention for such an action, considering such allegations to have malicious political motives and objectives," reports The Washington Post on Thursday.

According to reports, the Biden administration had told the Secret Service about an unspecified threat from Iran concerning Trump before his July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where shots were fired at the former president as he spoke.

Authorities are still trying to learn more information about Saturday's attempt on Trump. Secret Service agents shot and killed the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of nearby Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

U.S. officials said they do not believe the shooting, which left Trump with an injury to his ear, killed one rallygoer, and injured two others, was related to any efforts from Iran.

Intelligence officials have been saying that Iran may be planning to avenge the killing of commander Qasem Soleimani, who died in 2020 in a drone strike ordered by then-President Trump.

Trump said the action was made to "stop a war" rather than start one.

But Wednesday, Iran's U.N. mission, in a statement to the state-operated Islamic Republic News Agency, said that it will pursue legal actions, not deadly, against Trump.

The mission described the former president as a "criminal" who deserved prosecution for Soleimani's death and said that Iran has "chosen the legal path to bring him to justice."

The Tehran Times in January said Iran had plans to seek action through the International Court of Justice over the commander's death.

U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said Tuesday, though, that the agency has been tracking threats from Iran against former Trump administration officials for years, adding, "We consider this a national and homeland security matter of the highest priority."

The Secret Service has enhanced protections for Trump after the threat alert from Iran, according to a national security official, speaking anonymously while discussing security decisions.

Connecting the Dots:

Hushang Ansary was the minister of economic affairs for Iran and is an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

Stephen Hess is an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and a senior fellow emeritus at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

E.J. Dionne is an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and a senior fellow 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.

Larry D. Thompson is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the EVP of governmental affairs, general counsel & secretary for PepsiCo, Inc.

Michael H. Jordan was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the division chairman & CEO for PepsiCo, Inc.

Kimberly Cheatle served as Senior Director in Global Security at PepsiCo. and is the 27^th director for the U.S. Secret Service.

U.S. Secret Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas is the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Joe Biden Administration and was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

William T. Coleman Jr. was a senior partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Zoe Baird was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Thomas E. Donilon was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the White House deputy national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration and married to Catherine Russell (Jill Biden’s Chief of Staff).

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.

Robert Kagan was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a columnist for the Washington Post.

Lawrence H. Summers was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Sheryl K. Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Helene D. Gayle is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and married to Barack Obama.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran.

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.

Indra K. Nooyi is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and the chair & CEO for PepsiCo, Inc.

Dina Dublon was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a director at PepsiCo, Inc.

Kimberly Cheatle served as Senior Director in Global Security at PepsiCo. and is the 27^th director for the U.S. Secret Service.

U.S. Secret Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas is the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Joe Biden Administration and was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Warren Christopher was a senior partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

R. James Woolsey is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran.

William H. Webster is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

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 an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was the general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Merrick Garland is the Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Biden Administration and Jamie Gorelick was his boss.

Jamie S. Gorelick was Merrick Garland’s boss and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

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

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

Daniel Vasella is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a director at PepsiCo, Inc.

Robert Kagan was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is a columnist for the Washington Post.

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

Warren E. Buffett is an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and was a director for the Washington Post Co.

Gregory B. Craig was a lawyer for the Washington Post, a director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of State, the White House counsel for the Barack Obama administration and is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

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

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

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and provided the seed funding for the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

International Court of Justice (ICJ) is an affiliate of the United Nations (UN).

Hisashi Owada is a judge for the International Court of Justice, a director at the Better World Fund, a director at the United Nations Foundation 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).

Ted Turner is co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the founder & chairman for the Better World Fund, the chairman for the United Nations Foundation and the founder of CNN.

Barack Obama is married to Michelle Obama, the president for the Barack Obama administration, was the candidate for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, and a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).

African American Religious Leadership Committee was an advisory group for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign.

Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. was a member of the African American Religious Leadership Committee and is a senior pastor at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).

Trumpeter Newsmagazine is a publication for the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).

Louis Farrakhan was awarded the 2007 Jeremiah Wright Jr. Trumpeter award from the Trumpeter Newsmagazine, is the organizer for the Million Man March and the acting head for the Nation of Islam.

Michelle Obama is married to Barack Obama and was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran.

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.

Indra K. Nooyi is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and the chair & CEO for PepsiCo, Inc.

Dina Dublon was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a director at PepsiCo, Inc.

Kimberly Cheatle served as Senior Director in Global Security at PepsiCo. and is the 27^th director for the U.S. Secret Service.

U.S. Secret Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas is the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Joe Biden Administration and was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Resources: Past Research

Ambassador Power: Strive for Guarantee That Iran Nuke Program Is 'Peaceful' (Past Research on Iran)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/ambassador-power-strive-for-guarantee.html

United Against Nuclear Iran (Past Research on Iran)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/united-against-nuclear-iran.html

Only Made Possible Though Networking (Past Research on the Washington Post)

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/06/only-made-possible-though-networking.html

Newsmax Commentator Halperin: Biden Exit From WH Race Likely This Weekend (Connecting the Dots: Mark Halperin, His Father Morton Halperin, Open Society Foundations, Kimberly Cheatle, PepsiCo & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on PepsiCo & the ONE Campaign)

THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/07/newsmax-commentator-halperin-biden-exit.html

Lindsey Graham tells UN International Court of Justice to 'go to hell' overruling against Israel (Connecting the Dots: United Nations’s International Court of Justice (ICJ), Palestine (Hamas), Russia & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the International Court of Justice)

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/05/lindsey-graham-tells-un-international.html

Vatican: Assassination Attempt 'Wounds People and Democracy' (Connecting the Dots: Vatican, Holy See, Mikhail Gorbachev, Wheelchair Foundation, Secret Service, Morton Halperin, Alejandro Mayorkas, O'Melveny & Myers LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Secret Service)

MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/07/vatican-assassination-attempt-wounds.html

J. D. Vance (Connecting the Dots: J.D. Vance, Sidley Austin LLP, Obama, CNN, Kimberly Cheatle, U.S. Secret Service, PepsiCo, U.S. Secret Service, Pence, FBI, Merrick Garland, Alejandro Mayorkas, O'Melveny & Myers LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking (Past Research on O'Melveny & Myers LLP)

MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/07/j-d-vance-connecting-dots-jd-vance.html

Obama's ring: 'There is no god but Allah' (Past Research on Islam)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/10/obamas-ring-there-is-no-god-but-allah.html

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Newsmax Commentator Halperin: Biden Exit From WH Race Likely This Weekend (Connecting the Dots: Mark Halperin, His Father Morton Halperin, Open Society Foundations, Kimberly Cheatle, PepsiCo & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

Thursday, 18 July 2024 06:01 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/halperin-biden/2024/07/18/id/1173156/

Journalist and Newsmax commentator Mark Halperin says sources have told him embattled President Biden plans to withdraw from the presidential election as early as this weekend, with Sunday most likely.

Vice President Harris, viewed by many political observers as a likely successor to Biden in the ongoing race, is said to be vetting at least four potential running mates.

Halperin offered this in a posting Thursday night on the social media platform X.

It is reported, though, that Biden would not endorse Harris, who would face an open convention for the Democratic Party's official nomination next month.

And Biden, under fire over whether, at 81, his health and mental state are too diminished to seek another term, will not resign the presidency.

Connecting the Dots:

Mark Halperin is currently a host and commentator for Newsmax TV and Morton H. Halperin’s son.

Morton H. Halperin is Mark Halperin’s father, a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations, a director at the ONE Campaign and was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

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

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

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

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the International Rescue Committee.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Lawrence H. Summers is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Sheryl K. Sandberg is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Helene D. Gayle is a director at the ONE Campaign and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Indra K. Nooyi is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and the chair & CEO for PepsiCo, Inc.

Dina Dublon was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a director at PepsiCo, Inc.

Kimberly Cheatle served as Senior Director in Global Security at PepsiCo. and is the 27^th director for the U.S. Secret Service.

U.S. Secret Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas is the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Joe Biden Administration and was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Thomas E. Donilon was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, the White House deputy national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and married to Catherine Russell (Jill Biden’s Chief of Staff).

Jill Biden’s chief of staff was Catherine Russell, is married to Joe Biden and the first lady for the Joe Biden Administration.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. is married to Jill Biden, a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, the president for the Joe Biden Administration and spent Thanksgiving with David M. Rubenstein.

David M. Rubenstein spent Thanksgiving with Joe Biden, is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Economic Club of Washington, a friend of David Rubenstein and was a benefactor at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Center for American Progress and the International Rescue Committee.

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.

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

Morton H. Halperin was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, is a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations, a director at the ONE Campaign and Mark Halperin’s father.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Mark Halperin is Morton H. Halperin’s son and currently a host and commentator for Newsmax TV.

Resources: Past Research

Smaller Bites - Newsmax Drops Journalist Lara Logan Over Immigration Remarks (Connecting the Dots: Newsmax, MSNBC, Mark Halperin, Morton H. Halperin & Soros Funded Foundation’s Think Tanks, All Networking) (Past Research on Mark Halperin)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/10/smaller-bites-newsmax-drops-journalist.html

Mass Shooting Outside Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay; 50+ Dead, 406 Sent to Hospital (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/10/mass-shooting-outside-las-vegas.html

Secret Service Head Says Rally Shooting 'Unacceptable'; Mayorkas Calls It a 'Failure' (Connecting the Dots: ABC News, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, Alejandro Mayorkas & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Kimberly Cheatle & PepsiCo)

MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/07/secret-service-head-says-rally-shooting.html

Catherine M. Russell (Connecting the Dots: U.S. Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Thomas E. Donilon, Jill Biden, Catherine Russell & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Catherine M. Russell & Jill Biden)

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/07/catherine-m-russell-connecting-dots-us.html

MSNBC Host Threatens to Quit After Show Pulled (Connecting the Dots: MSNBC, Mika Brzezinski, Morning Joe, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Kimberly Cheatle, U.S. Secret Service, PepsiCo & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on PepsiCo & the Center for American Progress (think tank))

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/07/msnbc-host-threatens-to-quit-after-show.html

Smithsonian Admits to Destruction of Thousands of Giant Human Skeletons in Early 1900′s (Past Research on the Smithsonian Institution)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/12/smithsonian-admits-to-destruction-of.html

BlackRock Pulls Ad Showing Gunman From Trump Rally (Connecting the Dots: BlackRock, Soros Fund Management, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Catherine Russell (Jill Biden’s Chief of Staff), Kimberly Cheatle, U.S. Secret Service, PepsiCo & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on David Rubenstein)

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/07/blackrock-pulls-ad-showing-gunman-from.html

Jeff Bezos to Sell $5 Billion of Amazon Stock; (Connecting the Dots: Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Breakthrough Energy Coalition, Merrick Garland, FBI, U.S. Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, PepsiCo, Alejandro Mayorkas, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Jill Biden, Catherine Russell (Jill Biden’s Chief of Staff) & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Jeff Bezos to Sell $5 Billion of Amazon Stock; (Connecting the Dots: Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Breakthrough Energy Coalition, Merrick Garland, FBI, U.S. Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, PepsiCo, Alejandro Mayorkas, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Jill Biden, Catherine Russell (Jill Biden’s Chief of Staff) & Soros Funding, All Networking)

EpochTV

Business Matters

Jul-04-2024

https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/business-matters-full-broadcast-july-4-post-5680395

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is cashing in. He is selling $5 billion worth of Amazon stock as shares hit an all-time high. Amazon stock is up more than 30 percent so far this year.

Connecting the Dots:

Jeffrey P. Bezos is the chairman & president & CEO for Amazon.com, Inc. and a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

George Soros is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Urban Institute (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

L. John Doerr is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was a director at the Amazon.com, Inc.

Jamie S. Gorelick is a director at the Amazon.com, Inc., the chairman for the Urban Institute (think tank), was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and Merrick Garland’s boss.

Merrick Garland’s boss was Jamie Gorelick and is the Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Joe Biden Administration.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

William H. Webster was a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

James A. Baker III was the general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is 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.

Warren Christopher was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a senior partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Danielle C. Gray was a lawyer at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and is an associate counsel for the Barack Obama administration.

Derek Douglas was an associate at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and a special assistant for urban affairs for the Barack Obama administration.

Ronald A. Klain was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and the chief of staff to the vice president for the Barack Obama administration.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and is the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Joe Biden Administration.

U.S. Secret Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Kimberly Cheatle is the 27^th director for the U.S. Secret Service and served as Senior Director in Global Security at PepsiCo.
Larry D. Thompson is the EVP of governmental affairs, general counsel & secretary for PepsiCo, Inc. and is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Michael H. Jordan was the division chairman & CEO for PepsiCo, Inc. 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.

Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Thomas E. Donilon was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the White House deputy national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration, a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and married to Catherine Russell (Jill Biden’s Chief of Staff).

Alejandro N. Mayorkas was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and is the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Joe Biden Administration.

Jill Biden is married to Joe Biden, the first lady for the Joe Biden Administration and Catherine Russell was her chief of staff.

Catherine Russell was Jill Biden’s chief of staff and married to Thomas E. Donilon.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. is the president of the Joe Biden Administration and married to Jill Biden.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas is the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Joe Biden Administration and was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

William T. Coleman Jr. was a senior partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Zoe Baird was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Larry D. Thompson is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the EVP of governmental affairs, general counsel & secretary for PepsiCo, Inc.

Kimberly Cheatle served as Senior Director in Global Security at PepsiCo and is the 27^th director for the U.S. Secret Service.

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 a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

Jeffrey P. Bezos is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and the chairman & president & CEO for Amazon.com, Inc.

L. John Doerr is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a director at the Amazon.com, Inc.

George Soros is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Urban Institute (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Jamie S. Gorelick is the chairman for the Urban Institute (think tank), a director at the Amazon.com, Inc., was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and Merrick Garland’s boss.