Lawfare abuses orchestrated by left-wing activists and sympathetic government officials that enact harmful policies and enrich activist groups need to be curbed, a congressional panel heard on June 6.
The former Trump administration curbed such abuses but the Biden administration revoked the Trump policy and as a result, energy development has been shut down on millions of acres of public lands, one witness testified.
Another witness said former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) abused the policymaking process when he forced through an “improper third-party payment” when he was U.S. attorney in New Jersey.
Lawfare, a portmanteau of “lawsuit” and “warfare,” in the governmental context refers to a process in which activists who are administration allies engage in collusive litigation, suing the government in order to achieve a policy objective. Such legal proceedings are welcomed by government officials who are sympathetic to the goals of the activists….