Billionaire mercenary Erik Prince sued The Intercept

In 2020, The Intercept was sued by billionaire mercenary Erik Prince, the founder of the private security firm Blackwater, after we published an investigative report on his business activities.

The case was eventually thrown out, but only after a yearslong legal fight that cost us more than $200,000 in legal fees and countless hours of staff time.

Let’s be clear: We’re continuing to investigate Erik Prince. We’re not about to let anyone — even a litigious billionaire — intimidate us from publishing truthful investigative reporting that’s in the public interest.

But the only way we can keep publishing these in-depth investigations is with our readers’ financial backing.

We’re pushing hard to raise $625,000 by January 1 to ensure we have the funding we need to take on these fights in the year ahead.

So we’re asking you today: Will you make a year-end donation to support The Intercept?