Foreign cash, dark courts: The billionaire cartel sabotaging Trump’s agenda from the shadows
As a former member of Congress and a lawyer who spent years watching how our legal system actually works, I am deeply troubled by a quiet but corrosive practice that has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry: third-party litigation funding. Outside investors and activist organizations put up the money for lawsuits in exchange for a cut of any settlement or judgment or to implement left-wing policies. Too often, the real funders hide behind shell companies, nonprofits, and layered ownership structures.
- ▪As a former member of Congress and a lawyer who spent years watching how our legal system actually works, I am deeply troubled by a quiet but corrosive practice that has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry: third-party litigation fund
- ▪Outside investors and activist organizations put up the money for lawsuits in exchange for a cut of any settlement or judgment or to implement left-wing policies.
- ▪Too often, the real funders hide behind shell companies, nonprofits, and layered ownership structures.
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| Publication time | Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 |
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As a former member of Congress and a lawyer who spent years watching how our legal system actually works, I am deeply troubled by a quiet but corrosive practice that has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry: third-party litigation funding. Outside investors and activist organizations put up the money for lawsuits in exchange for a cut of any settlement or judgment or to implement left-wing policies. Too often, the real funders hide behind shell companies, nonprofits, and layered ownership structures. Courts, defendants, and the public frequently have no idea who holds a financial or policy stake in the outcome, or who is effectively directing the litigation.This anonymity is not a minor procedural quirk.
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