Check out my new article:
   [1]https://litigationfinancejournal.com/rnc-funding-of-trumps-legal-cam
   paign-undermines-gop-state-ags-attack-on-litigation-funding/
   Litigation Finance Journal recently reported on a group of 14 state
   attorneys general that have called for action from the Department of
   Justice to review potential threats to U.S. national security from
   foreign adversaries’ engagement of litigation investment. Litigation
   funders and industry advocates have new ammo in response to the AGs’
   claims, given recent news of the RNC funding former President Donald
   Trump’s various legal entanglements.
   According to ABC News, RNC leaders earmarked $1.6M in legal funding to
   support President Donald Trump’s defense over lawsuits brought by New
   York Attorney General Letitia James. Meanwhile, the United States
   Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform’s research has prompted
   14 state attorneys general to ask for the Justice Department to assess
   national security risks of adversaries ‘undermining’ the United States
   by engaging litigation funding and third party investment vehicles.
   The group of 14 state attorneys general are concerned about foreign
   adversaries ‘weaponizing’ United States legal frameworks via litigation
   investment, to attack critical national industry and infrastructure,
   such as energy sectors. The group of 14 seeks the Department of Justice
   to detail how a network of federal agencies could engage a blueprint
   for defending United States independence from international litigation
   investors, hostile groups, agencies or governments such as Russia and
   China.
   This latest attack on the industry, prompted by the U.S. Chamber of
   Commerce, is simply another attempt to undermine the nascent and
   growing litigation funding sector. It is ironic, given that in the case
   of Consumer Legal Funding–which the Chamber specifically targets–the
   funding in question does not go to support legal fees, but rather to
   finance claimants’ livelihoods while they remain injured and unable to
   work.
   While the RNC’s funding of Trump’s legal battles does not constitute
   foreign investment, it illustrates the acceptance of third party legal
   funding across political lines, and should be noted by industry
   advocates looking to respond to the negative publicity put forth by the
   U.S. Chamber.

References

   1. https://litigationfinancejournal.com/rnc-funding-of-trumps-legal-campaign-undermines-gop-state-ags-attack-on-litigation-funding/