Under Siege From Trump and Musk, a Top Liberal Group Falls Into Crisis

[RandySF]

Media Matters, a nonprofit group that has played a key role in liberal politics, is struggling to withstand months of legal assaults by President Trump’s allies, offering a glimpse of what might be in store for even well-funded targets of his retribution campaigns.

The organization, which is funded by some of the Democratic Party’s biggest donors, has racked up about $15 million in legal fees over the past 20 months to defend itself against lawsuits by Elon Musk, in addition to investigations by Mr. Trump’s Federal Trade Commission and Republican state attorneys general.

The group has slashed the size of its staff and scrambled to raise more cash from skittish donors, according to documents and interviews with 11 people familiar with the organization’s fight to survive.

That might not be enough. Media Matters tried to settle with Mr. Musk by offering concessions, but the sides were far apart and talks fizzled. Even when the group has triumphed in court, Mr. Musk has appealed or filed new cases elsewhere. As a last resort, it has considered shuttering, according to interviews and an internal document.


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/us/politics/media-matters-musk-crisis.html

[murielm99]

1. Thanks for posting.

I wondered why I hadn't heard much from them lately.

[Liberal In Texas]

2. Musk and trumpy (and other RW entities) don't care if they win the lawsuits,

they just want to cause so much chaos to the organization they sue that they'll either settle causing huge financial distress or close their doors trying to defend themselves and running out of assets.

Much like what they're doing to CBS.

[Evolve Dammit]

4. Mob bosses.

[riversedge]

3. omg! I love Media Matters and did not know they had all these lawsuits from the RW. Thanks for post

[otchmoson]

5. Is it time?

Maybe it is time for some more reputation-tarnishing protests at Tesla dealers?

[oasis]

6. "The best defense is a good offense"

Stay on the attack!