Gen. Clark to Newsmax: Leak Won't Derail Ukraine Peace Effort (Connecting the Dots: Army Gen. Wesley Clark, The Atlantic Council of the United States, The International Crisis Group, NATO, U.S. Military Academy (West Point), U.S. Army, The President's Commission on White House Fellowships & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Gen. Clark to Newsmax: Leak Won't Derail Ukraine Peace Effort (Connecting the Dots: Army Gen. Wesley Clark, The Atlantic Council of the United States, The International Crisis Group, NATO, U.S. Military Academy (West Point), U.S. Army, The President's Commission on White House Fellowships & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

By Newsmax Wires    |   Wednesday, 26 November 2025 05:05 PM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/wesley-clark-steve-witkoff-yuri-ushakov/2025/11/26/id/1236189/

Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark told Newsmax on Wednesday that reports of a leaked conversation between U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian adviser Yuri Ushakov should have no bearing on whether negotiators can finalize a deal to end the war in Ukraine, despite the political noise it generated.

The former NATO commander told "American Agenda" that the incident — a purported recording in which Witkoff allegedly coached Ushakov on how to frame a potential leaders' call, including by praising President Donald Trump as "a man of peace" — primarily reinforces suspicions long held in Kyiv, not any new strategic shift.

"I don't know that the leak is particularly damaging, except that it makes it look like there's some secret agreement between the United States and Russia and that it's Ukraine on the outs," Clark said. "But if you went to the Ukrainians, they felt that way from the beginning. From the beginning, they felt that President Trump was trying to help Russia rather than help Ukraine."

Clark contrasted the dynamics in Ukraine with the recently concluded ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, saying the U.S. was able to work "with its ally that shares its values," Israel, against a terrorist organization. By comparison, Ukraine — a U.S. partner that "believes in democracy" and is fighting an "aggressor nation" — sees mixed signals in Washington.

Still, he stressed that the leak "doesn't have any real bearing on the outcome" of current talks.

Pressed on why Kyiv is demanding firm security guarantees, Clark pointed to the historical backdrop: Ukraine's belief that the 1994 Budapest Memorandum offered protection that ultimately failed when Russia seized Crimea in 2014.

Clark said Ukrainians viewed that document as a U.S. commitment, even though it was not legally binding because it never went before the Senate.

"If we're going to look at a security guarantee here, it really needs to go in front of the United States Senate and be a legally binding agreement," he said.

Clark argued the central obstacle to peace remains Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"If you go to Putin and say, 'Why don't you stop the shooting,' he won't stop," Clark said. "He wants to use diplomacy as a wedge between the United States, Europe, our European allies, and the Ukrainians."

The real pressure, he added, should be placed on Moscow — not Kyiv — if the goal is a lasting agreement.

Connecting the Dots:

William H. Draper Jr. was a U.S. ambassador for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and William H. Draper III’s father.

William H. Draper III is William H. Draper Jr’s son and was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Wesley K. Clark was the supreme allied commander – Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Robert E. Hunter was a U.S. ambassador for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Norman W. Ray was the assistant secretary general for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

James L. Jones Jr. was supreme allied commander - Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George A. Joulwan was the supreme allied commander for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Europe and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

R. Nicholas Burns was a U.S. permanent representative for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Andrew Goodpaster was a supreme allied commander Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the chairman for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

James G. Stavridis was a supreme allied commander Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and is 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 and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Wesley K. Clark is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), was the supreme allied commander – Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and applied for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).

George A. Joulwan was a professor at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Andrew Goodpaster was a superintendent for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and a chairman for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Daniel W. Christman was a superintendent for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) 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.

Wesley K. Clark is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), was the supreme allied commander – Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), applied for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and a general in the U.S. Army.

George A. Joulwan was a general in the U.S. Army and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Barry R. McCaffrey was a general in the U.S. Army and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Robert W. RisCassi was a general in the U.S. Army and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Carl E. Vuono was a general in the U.S. Army and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Eric K. Shinseki was a general in the U.S. Army, the secretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the Barack Obama administration and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Togo D. West Jr. is the secretary for the U.S. Army, the secretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Defense 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 and a board member at the International Crisis Group.

Wesley K. Clark is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), was a board member at the International Crisis Group, the supreme allied commander – Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), applied for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), a general in the U.S. Army and a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.

Maya Lin was a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships and is an honorary trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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 and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council. 

Leonardo DiCaprio is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council and a board member for Global Green USA.

J. Robert Kerrey was a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council and is a council of advisors’ member for Global Green USA.

Robert Redford is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

Global Green USA is the US affiliate for Green Cross International.

Mikhail Gorbachev was the founder for the Green Cross International, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and the chair for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, 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 Roosevelt Institute.

Katrina vanden Heuvel was a governor for the Roosevelt Institute, is a director at the Roosevelt Institute, the editor & publisher for The Nation and married to Stephen F. Cohen.

Stephen F. Cohen is a contributing editor for The Nation, married to Katrina vanden Heuvel and was a friend of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Tom Hayden is an editorial board member for The Nation and was married to Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane.

Jane Fonda Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane was married to Tom Hayden & Ted Turner.

Ted Turner was married to Jane Fonda Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane, is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the founder of CNN and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

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

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a friend of George Soros.

George Soros is a friend of Michael Douglas, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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

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

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

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

David M. Rubenstein was a benefactor at the Aspen Institute (think tank), Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving with him, is a co-founder & co-CEO for the Carlyle Group and the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Edward J. Mathias is a managing director at the Carlyle Group and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.

Carol A. Melton was a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Robert G. Liberatore was a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.

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

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

Richard H. Davis is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a managing director at Davis Manafort.

Viktor F. Yanukovich is a Davis Manafort client and was the president for the Ukraine.

Ivo H. Daalder was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) U.S. permanent representative.

John R. Allen is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the supreme allied commander Europe nominee for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and a board member at the International Crisis Group.

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

Wesley K. Clark is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), was a board member at the International Crisis Group, the supreme allied commander – Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), applied for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), a general in the U.S. Army and a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.

Maya Lin was a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships and is an honorary trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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 Natural Resources Defense Council and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Strobe Talbott is the president of the Brookings Institution (think tank), was William J. Clinton’s roommate at Oxford and an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

Michael S. Barr is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), was a special adviser to the president for the William J. Clinton administration and an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

E.J. Dionne is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

Jane Nelson was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

Susan E. Rice was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), an Oxford University Rhodes scholar and is the White House national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Paul S. Sarbanes was an Oxford University Rhodes scholar and a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.

Shirley Ann Jackson is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a regent at the Smithsonian Institution.

Konrad Ng is a director, Asian Pacific American Center for the Smithsonian Institution and married to Maya Soetoro-Ng.

Maya Soetoro-Ng is Barack Obama’s sister, married to Konrad Ng and was a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.

Wesley K. Clark was a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.

Paul S. Sarbanes was a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships and an Oxford University Rhodes scholar. 

M. John Berry was a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships and a government relations director for the Smithsonian Institution.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution.

Mike Pence is a regent for the Smithsonian Institution.

David M. Rubenstein is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Economic Club of Washington a co-founder & co-CEO for the Carlyle Group and was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

Jane Sullivan Roberts was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and is married to John G. Roberts Jr.

John G. Roberts Jr. is married to Jane Sullivan Roberts, the chancellor for the Smithsonian Institution, the chief justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and an honorary member of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA).

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is the president emeritus for the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA), an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Edward J. Mathias is a managing director at the Carlyle Group and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.

Carol A. Melton was a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Robert G. Liberatore was a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.

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

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

Richard H. Davis is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a managing director at Davis Manafort.

Viktor F. Yanukovich is a Davis Manafort client and was the president for the Ukraine.

Ukraine & Russia was a part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) republic.

Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia and was a lieutenant colonel for the KGB.

KGB was a security agency for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

Mikhail Gorbachev was the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the founder of Green Cross International.

Ted Turner is an honorary board member for Green Cross International, the founder for the Turner Broadcasting System Inc., the founder of CNN and the chairman for the United Nations Foundation and a co-chairman for 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) and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations a board member of the International Crisis Group 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).

Wesley K. Clark is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), was a board member at the International Crisis Group, the supreme allied commander – Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), applied for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and a general in the U.S. Army.

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

James F. Collins is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for Russia.

Jamie S. Gorelick was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a deputy attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice, is Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner’s attorney and a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

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

Robert S. Mueller III was a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, is investigating interference with Russia in the 2016 U.S. election, special counsel investigating Russian ties in the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign, a special counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, James Quarles III is assisting him in the Russia probe, Jeannie Rhee is assisting him in the Russia collusion probe and Aaron Zebley is assisting him in the Russia probe.

James Quarles III is assisting Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia probe and was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

Jeannie Rhee is assisting Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia collusion probe, was a deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice and a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

Aaron Zebley is assisting Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia probe and was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

Cameron F. Kerry was an associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, is John F. Kerry’s brother, a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

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

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.   

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and is Maya Soetoro-Ng’s brother.

Maya Soetoro-Ng is Barack Obama’s sister, married to Konrad Ng and was a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.

Wesley K. Clark was a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships, the supreme allied commander – Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), applied for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), a general in the U.S. Army, a board member at the International Crisis Group and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is a board member of the International Crisis Group, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Maya Lin is an honorary trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council and was a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.

Wesley K. Clark was a commissioner for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships, the supreme allied commander – Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), applied for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), a general in the U.S. Army, a board member at the International Crisis Group and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is a board member of the International Crisis Group, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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

Resources: Past Research

Gen. Wesley Clark: Saudis, Qatar Created ISIS Threat (Past Research on Gen. Wesley Clark)

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/08/gen-wesley-clark-saudis-qatar-created.html

Wesley K. Clark: I served under 8 commanders in chief. Trump doesn’t grasp the role (Connecting the Dots: Wesley Clark, West Point, NATO, U.S. Army, Fox News, President's Commission on White House Fellowships, The Atlantic Council of the United States, The Natural Resources Defense Council & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Gen. Wesley Clark)

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/09/wesley-k-clark-i-served-under-8.html

Charleston: CNN’s Sick Pattern of Using the Dead as Political Weapons Against the Right (Past Research on CNN)

Saturday, June 20, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/06/charleston-cnns-sick-pattern-of-using.html

WH: Smithsonian 'Woke' Purge to Expand to Other Museums (Connecting the Dots: The Smithsonian Institution, Museums, National Zoo, Pelosi, David Rubenstein, Joe Biden, Mike Pence & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the David Rubenstein)

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/08/wh-smithsonian-woke-purge-to-expand-to.html

Canada's Stephen Harper 1st Western Leader to Meet New Ukrainian President After Inauguration (Past Research on Ukraine)

Sunday, June 8, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/06/canadas-stephen-harper-1st-western.html

Trump Order on Smithsonian Targets Funds to Programs With 'Improper Ideology' (Connecting the Dots: The Smithsonian Institution, The National Zoo, The National Security Agency (NSA), The National Security Agency (NSA), The Commercial Club of Chicago, Booz Allen Hamilton, The Friends of the National Zoo, John G. Roberts Jr., The Economic Club of Washington, Nancy Pelosi wanted Non-Coronavirus Pork for the Smithson Institution & Soros Funding, All Networking). Ben Stein's Movie Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed, Exposes the Smithsonian Institution. (Past Research on the Smithson Institution)

Thursday, March 27, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/03/trump-order-on-smithsonian-targets.html

Rep. Burchett Wants Soros, Associate Before House Panel (Connecting the Dots: Jamie Gorelick, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Russia, Letitia James, The Committee for Economic Development, FBI, CIA, The Open Society Foundations, The Foundation to Promote Open Society & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Russia, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  & Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr)

Sunday, August 3, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/08/rep-burchett-wants-soros-associate.html

Dem Judge Dismisses Comey, James Indictments, for Now (Connecting the Dots: Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, James Comey, Letitia James, Justice Department & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Dem Judge Dismisses Comey, James Indictments, for Now (Connecting the Dots: Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, James Comey, Letitia James, Justice Department & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmaz.com

By Eric Mack    |   Monday, 24 November 2025 01:28 PM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/us/judge-indictment-james-comey/2025/11/24/id/1235843/

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, at least for now.

The rulings from U.S. District Cameron McGowan Currie, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, were "without prejudice," which means the cases can be refiled and reindicted with another prosecutor.

Currie ruled the prosecutor who brought the charges under President Donald Trump's administration was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.

"I believe the Supreme Court's Appointments Clause jurisprudence provides the answer to the with-or-without-prejudice question," Currie wrote in the Comey ruling.

Currie rejecting Comey's legal argument that "urges me to exercise my supervisory powers and dismiss his indictment with prejudice: A with-prejudice dismissal is necessary, he argues, to 'vindicate the interests protected by the Appointments Clause' and to 'deter the government from using unlawful appointments to effectuate retaliation against perceived political opponents.'"

The orders make interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan the latest Trump administration prosecutor to be disqualified because of the manner in which they were appointed.

Trump and the White House have long rebuked the obstruction of his administration through political bias and legal technicality wrangling.

Notably, there is a statute of limitations complication in the Comey case, a complication that does not exist with the James case.

"I am heartened by today's victory and grateful for the prayers and support I have received from around the country," James wrote in a public statement shared with Newsmax.

"I remain fearless in the face of these baseless charges as I continue fighting for New Yorkers every single day."

Both defendants had asked for the cases to be dismissed with prejudice, meaning that the Justice Department would not be able to bring them again. But the judge instead dismissed them without prejudice, though it was not immediately clear if or how the Justice Department might attempt to revive the prosecutions.

The challenge to Halligan's appointment was one piece of a multiprong assault on the indictments by both Comey and James, who had each sought to have their cases dismissed on grounds that the prosecutions were vindictive.

Comey's lawyers had also seized on irregularities in the grand jury process in seeking to get the prosecution thrown out. Each of those requests remains pending.

Monday's order deals exclusively with the mechanism the Trump administration employed to appoint Halligan, a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience, to lead one of the Justice Department's most elite and important offices.

Halligan was named to the job in September after a different interim U.S. attorney, Erik Siebert, was effectively forced out amid pressure from the Trump administration to file charges against Comey and James.

After Siebert resigned, Comey's lawyers argued, the judges of the federal court district should have had exclusive say over who got to fill the vacancy.

Instead, Trump nominated Halligan while publicly imploring Bondi in a social media post to take action, saying in a Truth Social post that "JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!"

Comey was indicted days later on charges of making a false statement and obstructing Congress, and James was charged soon after that in a mortgage fraud investigation.

Judges have separately disqualified interim U.S. attorneys in New Jersey, Los Angeles, and Nevada, but have permitted cases brought under their watch to move forward.

But lawyers for Comey and James had argued that Currie's ruling needed to go even further because Halligan was the sole signer of the indictments and the driving force behind them.

Comey has for years been one of Trump's chief antagonists. Appointed to the job in 2013 by President Barack Obama, Comey, at the time of Trump's 2016 election, was overseeing an investigation into whether his presidential campaign had conspired with Russia to sway the outcome of the race.

Furious over that investigation, Trump fired Comey in May 2017 and the two officials have verbally sparred in the years since.

Judge Cameron McGowan Currie

 PHOTO

https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/cameron-currie-south-carolina-judge-trump/article_5b6c1f2e-87d7-4337-85c0-7885d99f26c3.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_McGowan_Currie

Cameron McGowan Currie (born October 3, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Education and career

Born in Florence, South Carolina, Currie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Carolina in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1975. She was a law clerk to United States Magistrate Arthur L. Burnett of the District of Columbia from 1973 to 1974. She was in private practice in Washington, D.C., from 1975 to 1978. She was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1978 to 1980, and for the District of South Carolina from 1980 to 1984.

Federal judicial service

On January 27, 1994, Currie was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. Currie was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 10, 1994, and received her commission on March 11, 1994. She took senior status on October 3, 2013.

Connecting the Dots:

Judge Cameron McGowan Currie is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina nominated by President William (Bill) Clinton and received her Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School.

William J. Clinton nominated Judge Cameron McGowan Currie for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, was an adviser for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign and is the founder of 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 Foundations Alexander Soros’s father and a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary).

Alexander Soros is George Soros’s son and married to Huma Abedin.

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

Huma Abedin (Soros) was a consultant for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the vice chairman for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign went to George Washington University, married to Anthony D. Weiner and is married to Alexander Soros.

John D. Podesta was a temporary CEO for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the campaign chairman for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, William J. Clinton’s chief of staff, the chief of staff for the William J. Clinton administration, a counselor for the Barack Obama administration, and an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project.

Tammy Duckworth is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and a member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi.

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

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

Ronald A. Klain is a director at the Truman National Security Project and the White House chief of staff for the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.

Gabrielle Giffords is advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and married to Senator Mark E. Kelly.

Peter B. Kovler is a director at the Truman National Security Project and a trustee at George Washington University.

Judge Cameron McGowan Currie is received her Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School and is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina nominated by President William (Bill) Clinton.

Allida M. Black was a historian & editor of Roosevelt papers for George Washington University, a co-founder for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) and a governor for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, 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 Roosevelt Institute and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Eric H. Holder Jr. was an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama administration, a trustee at George Washington University and is a partner at Covington & Burling LLP.

Anthony D. Weiner was a consultant at Covington & Burling LLP, married to Huma Abedin (Soros) and an advisory board member for the MWW Group.

MWW Group was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Huma Abedin (Soros) was a consultant for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the senior adviser to secretary for the U.S. Department of State, a consultant for Teneo Holdings LLC, went to George Washington University, the vice chairman for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign and married to Anthony D. Weiner.

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

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, Alexander Soros’s father and a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary).

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

William J. Clinton is the founder of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, was an adviser for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign and nominated Judge Cameron McGowan Currie for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Judge Cameron McGowan Currie is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina nominated by President William (Bill) Clinton and received her Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School.

Allida M. Black was a historian & editor of Roosevelt papers for George Washington University, a co-founder for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) and a governor for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt Institute and the Human Rights Watch.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

John J. Studzinski is a director at the Human Rights Watch, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a co-head of investment banking for HSBC Holdings plc.

HSBC Holdings plc was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

James B. Comey was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc. and the director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

John L. Thornton was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc. and is a co-chairman for 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.

Susan M. Collins was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), is a Republican U.S. Senate senator for R- Maine and an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service.

Stuart E. Eizenstat was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and is an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service.

Lloyd Howell Jr. was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and is a director at the Partnership for Public Service.

John E. Sexton was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and is an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service.

Beth A. Brooke-Marciniak was a director at the Partnership for Public Service and is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.

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

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development, the Attorney General of New York and obtained her Juris Doctor degree at Howard University.

Kamala D. Harris graduated from Howard University, was the vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr Administration and is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project.

Tammy Duckworth is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and a member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi.

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

Ronald A. Klain is a director at the Truman National Security Project and the White House chief of staff for the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.

Gabrielle Giffords is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and married to Senator Mark E. Kelly.

Peter B. Kovler is a director at the Truman National Security Project and a trustee at George Washington University.

Judge Cameron McGowan Currie is received her Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School and is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina nominated by President William (Bill) Clinton.

Allida M. Black was a historian & editor of Roosevelt papers for George Washington University, a co-founder for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) and a governor for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, 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 Roosevelt Institute and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Eric H. Holder Jr. was an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama administration, a trustee at George Washington University and is a partner at Covington & Burling LLP.

Anthony D. Weiner was a consultant at Covington & Burling LLP, married to Huma Abedin (Soros) and an advisory board member for the MWW Group.

MWW Group was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Huma Abedin (Soros) was a consultant for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the senior adviser to secretary for the U.S. Department of State, a consultant for Teneo Holdings LLC, went to George Washington University, the vice chairman for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign and married to Anthony D. Weiner.

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

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, Alexander Soros’s father and a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary).

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

William J. Clinton is the founder of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, was an adviser for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign and nominated Judge Cameron McGowan Currie for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Judge Cameron McGowan Currie is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina nominated by President William (Bill) Clinton and received her Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School.

Allida M. Black was a historian & editor of Roosevelt papers for George Washington University, a co-founder for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) and a governor for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, 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 Roosevelt Institute and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Eric H. Holder Jr. was an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama administration, a trustee at George Washington University and is a partner at Covington & Burling LLP.

Anthony D. Weiner was a consultant at Covington & Burling LLP and married to Huma Abedin (Soros).

Covington & Burling LLP was the lobby firm for the Americans for Responsible Solutions.

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

Sen. 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 and a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions.

Covington & Burling LLP was the lobby firm for the Americans for Responsible Solutions.

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

Michael Chertoff is a senior of counsel at Covington & Burling LLP and was an assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice.

John R. Bolton was an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP, the national security adviser for the Donald Trump's first Administration and of counsel at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Mikie Sherrill was a summer associate at Kirkland & Ellis and in 2004, she received a certificate in Arabic language from the American University in Cairo.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin completed a course in the Arabic language at the American University in Cairo, is an American politician and former intelligence analyst serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Michigan, earned a master of international affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.

Letitia James earned a Master of Public Administration degree in 2013 from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), is 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. 

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

Marc R. Benioff is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and was a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions.

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

Sen. 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 and an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project.

Peter B. Kovler is a director at the Truman National Security Project and a trustee at George Washington University.

Judge Cameron McGowan Currie is received her Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School and is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina nominated by President William (Bill) Clinton.

Allida M. Black was a historian & editor of Roosevelt papers for George Washington University, a co-founder for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) and a governor for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, 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 Roosevelt Institute.

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

William J. Clinton is the founder of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and nominated Judge Cameron McGowan Currie for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, was an adviser for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.

HSBC Holdings plc was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

James B. Comey was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc. and the director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Resources: Past Research

Leaked Memo: DACA Amnesty Is ‘Critical Component of Democratic Party’s Future Electoral Success’ (Past Research on William (Bill) Clinton)

Thursday, January 11, 2018

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2018/01/leaked-memo-daca-amnesty-is-critical.html

Huma Abedin’s College Friend Was In Benghazi The Night Of The Embassy Attack (Past Research on Huma Abedin (Soros) & George Washington University)

Thursday, June 30, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/06/huma-abedins-college-friend-was-in.html

Madeleine Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies at 84 (Connecting Her Dots In The Soros Network) (Past Research on the Truman National Security Project, Madeleine Albright, Kamala Harris & Hunter Biden)

Thursday, March 24, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/03/madeleine-albright-1st-female-us.html

Researchers Note: Hillary Networking with Soros to Insure Gun Control (Past Research on Gabrielle Giffords & Senator Mark Kelly)

Thursday, July 28, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/07/researchers-note-hillary-networking.html

A Year into the Israel-Hamas War, Students Say a Chill on Free Speech Has Reached College Classrooms (Connecting the Dots: George Washington University, Palestine (Hamas), The United Nations, The U.S. Education Department & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on George Washington University)

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-year-into-israel-hamas-war-students.html

Trump: Biden Judge Can't Save Comey (Connecting the Dots: Judge Michael Nachmanoff, FBI, James Comey, Joe Biden, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Letitia James, Mark Warner & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on James Comey & Letitia James)

Friday, September 26, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/09/trump-biden-judge-cant-save-comey.html

Report: FBI Probing John Brennan, James Comey (Connecting the Dots: CIA Director John Brennan, FBI director James Comey, HSBC Holdings plc, The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, The Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), The Human Rights Watch & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on James Comey)

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/07/report-fbi-probing-john-brennan-james.html

Trump: Military May Investigate Dems' 'Seditious' Video (Connecting the Dots: Sens. Elissa Slotkin, Mark Kelly, Jason Crow, Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Senator Mark Kelly)

Saturday, November 22, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/11/trump-military-may-investigate-dems.html