Human Events with Jack Posobiec – November 25, 2025

Podcast: Real America’s Voice
Host: Jack Posobiec (with guests Mike Benz & Will Chamberlain)
Date Aired: November 25, 2025
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A high-stakes discussion on the evolving Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations, the political and legal fallout of U.S. and European involvement, corruption and amnesty in Ukraine, the Mark Kelly military controversy, and inside baseball of recent judicial rulings involving major political figures.

Episode Overview

This episode dives deep into current events shaping U.S. and global politics, with a pointed focus on the Ukraine-Russia peace process, the political maneuvering and corruption swirling in its wake, the implications for Europe and the U.S., and key ongoing legal battles involving high-profile officials like Mark Kelly and James Comey. Jack is joined by digital freedom advocate Mike Benz and conservative attorney Will Chamberlain for robust, opinionated breakdowns.

Key Topics & Discussions

1. Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal: Negotiations, Stakes, and Skepticism

[05:55, 12:34, 15:18, 17:43, 19:13, 22:37, 24:50, 27:18, 28:03, 29:33, 31:22, 32:58]

• The Human Cost of War

• Jack starts with a sobering description of recent Russian missile attacks in Kyiv, highlighting civilian suffering and war fatigue.
• Quote: "It's actually horrific because why don’t you go over there and...meet with the people who've got to live with missiles flying over their heads every day?" —Jack [06:59]

• Peace Negotiations: Realistic or Facade?

• Jack expresses doubt that Russia will accept any deal that leaves NATO membership on the table for Ukraine, seeing “neutralization” of Ukraine as non-negotiable for Russia.
• Mike Benz discusses two competing goals:
  • “The Trump goal is to have a lasting peace. I think the Blob goal is to have a temporary peace and then to use that peace to build up a larger military presence to eventually...win a paramilitary covert war.” —Mike Benz [16:30]

• The Role of the U.S. "Blob" and Old Europe

• Mike Benz details how U.S. and European elites (the “Blob”) use the Ukraine conflict to push for regime change inside Russia, coveting $75 trillion in Russian natural resources and Eurasian dominance.
• Benz describes Western coordination through figures like former NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen, with calls for European troop deployments and asset seizures (which would ignite a global market firestorm).

• Corruption & Amnesty in Ukraine

• Jack and Mike Benz report recent high-level resignations in Zelensky’s government due to a $100M kickback scheme.
• Quote: "Ukraine is just completely subsumed in this multi-billion dollar corruption scandal... golden toilets, the highest levels of the Ukrainian government..." —Mike Benz [20:34]
• The Trump peace plan originally proposed a full audit of all international aid to Ukraine, but was watered down to an amnesty provision absolving officials for past corruption.
  • “Instead of agreeing to have all the international aid be audited, apparently...no audit. And no matter what crimes we committed...we're not going to be criminally liable anyway.” —Mike Benz [27:18]

• Western Economic Interests: Resource Grab & Reconstruction

• Mike Benz outlines how control of Ukraine's and Russia's resources motivates ongoing Western involvement:
  • “There is, what’s $300 billion in taxpayer money for a $14 trillion potential reward. That’s kind of the thought process.” [30:20]
  • U.S. academic institutions stand to gain from reconstruction, with the Harvard endowment and Obama/Clinton networks at the center.
  • Quote: “Ukraine is being put through shock therapy...sold off nucleus by nucleus, every cell to another Wall Street and London trading firm.” —Mike Benz [30:30]

2. The Mark Kelly Military Controversy

[03:27, 45:32]

• Arizona Senator (and retired Navy Captain) Mark Kelly faces Pentagon investigation after urging U.S. military personnel to refuse "illegal orders.”
• Jack and Will dissect the legal basis for a court-martial of a retired officer drawing a pension, explaining that such retirees are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
  • Quote: “If a member of the military did this...you would absolutely be brought to captain’s mast...and...should face something like this.” —Jack [47:24]
  • Will argues that Kelly’s comments undermine military discipline: “It’s hard to imagine something that could undermine good order and discipline more...” —Will Chamberlain [45:50]

3. Federal Prosecution & Judicial Gamesmanship

[04:51, 35:03, 36:18]

• Judge Tosses Case Against Comey, Letitia James

• A federal judge dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and NY AG Letitia James due to the unlawful appointment of prosecutor Lindsey Halligan.
• Will Chamberlain breaks down:
  • Congress can specify statute-based alternatives to normal presidential appointments. In this case, he argues the Halligan appointment was lawful and the judge’s logic is “aggressive statutory interpretation.”
  • Quote: “District judges ruling against the Trump administration...is not something that tends to stick... there's something like a 92% success rating at the Supreme Court.” —Will [39:13]

• Prosecutorial Discretion: The "Weisman Standard"

• Jack calls out what he sees as partisan legal maneuvering:
  • "Now that Lindsey Halligan is the prosecutor, oh, no, we have to constrain prosecutorial authority… The Weisman standard...depends on what side of the football he's on." —Jack [42:13]
• Will likens the process to “Calvinball”—making up rules to fit the desired outcome.

4. Information Control and the U.S. Aid Ecosystem

[21:00, 29:33]

• Benz details how Ukrainian media is almost entirely funded by USAID—compromising independence and making the information space a Western asset.
  • Quote: “Over 90% of Ukraine’s media institutions...were funded directly by USAID. Including The Kyiv Independent, very independent.” —Mike Benz [29:33]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “The enemy always gets a vote.” —Jack Posobiec [09:24]
• “You can't have a functioning military if there is disorder and chaos within the ranks.” —Jack Posobiec [04:22]
• “Ukraine is being put through shock therapy while it is firing off the machine guns like a madman. It is convulsing at the biological and cellular level as it is being sold off nucleus by nucleus...” —Mike Benz [30:30]
• “The fact that military service members can't obey unlawful orders or shouldn't obey is drilled into them from the beginning. But it's drilled into them in the context of...presume that orders are lawful...” —Will Chamberlain [46:29]
• “Aggressive liberal lawyering is the one trick...aggressive statutory interpretation, novel statutory interpretation, the novel use of statutes.” —Will Chamberlain [41:15]

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:27] — Mark Kelly/Pentagon Investigation
• [05:55] — Russian Bombardment in Kyiv, Human Cost of War
• [09:24] — The Importance of Ending the Ukraine War
• [12:34] — Introduces Mike Benz for Ukraine Peace Analysis
• [15:18-22:37] — Peace Negotiation Politics & Corruption
• [24:50-32:58] — Audit vs Amnesty, Western Stake in Corruption & Reconstruction
• [35:03-44:11] — Will Chamberlain on Comey Case, Prosecutorial Authority Games
• [45:32] — Mark Kelly UCMJ Controversy Dissected
• [50:15] — Vindman, Classified Leaks, Political Continuity
• [52:33] — BREAKING: Trump Announces Final Push on Ukraine Peace Plan

Takeaways for Listeners

• The Ukraine-Russia war’s endgame is mired in not just geopolitics, but massive Western financial and strategic interests.
• The U.S.-EU “Blob” is as concerned with resource access and global order as with Ukraine’s sovereignty or democracy.
• Corruption and amnesty for Ukrainian elites are being baked into peace negotiations, to facilitate an expedient exit and protect Western gains.
• The Kelly controversy exposes tensions in military discipline and the role of political actors in armed forces’ cohesion.
• Legal battles around Trump-era officials remain deeply politicized, with judges and prosecutors accused of partisan gamesmanship.

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