Former DOJ Official Approves $2M Settlements To Russiagate Figures, Now Leads Anti-Trump Legal Group

Brian Netter, a former Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice who approved $2 million in taxpayer-funded settlements to disgraced FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, now serves as legal director for Democracy Forward, a Democrat-aligned group that aggressively litigates against President Donald Trump and his administration. The settlements were made after Strzok and Page sued the DOJ over the release of their anti-Trump text messages, which had fueled allegations of political bias in the FBI's 2016 Trump-Russia investigation. Democracy Forward, chaired by Marc Elias—known for orchestrating the Clinton campaign's Russia collusion efforts and challenging GOP election-related lawsuits—has taken the Trump administration to court over 100 times. Netter's ties to Democratic power brokers run deep, including his marriage to Karen Dunn, a prominent Democrat lawyer. The group boasts board members such as John Podesta, Ron Klain, and Maya Harris, further emphasizing its role as a legal opposition force to the Trump presidency. These developments reveal the ongoing interplay between legal and political strategies impacting the current administration.