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In November, The Intercept ran a story examining efforts to sell military services to a sanctioned Russian entity.

A few weeks later, mercenary billionaire Erik Prince sued The Intercept for defamation.

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To get our member fundraising back on track, we need to reach 16,000 monthly sustaining donors by the end of this month. It’s an ambitious goal, but it’s doable. And with billionaires like Prince trying to shut down our reporting, we can’t afford to fall short.

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