‘ARROGANCE’: Pediatricians Align With Elias-Led Anti-Trump Group to Demand $12M in Tax Dollars |
A medical group represented by a liberal legal group led by Democrat super lawyer Marc Elias is suing to force the Trump administration to pay it $12 million in taxpayer funds.
The American Academy of Pediatrics filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services on Christmas Eve, alleging government retaliation for opposition to administration policies. Elias is the board chairman of the Democracy Forward Foundation, which is representing the pediatric group.
In 2025, the organization litigated 150 cases against the Trump administration, according to the recent annual impact report. The Atlantic magazine referred to Democracy Forward as the “single largest source of [President Donald] Trump’s legal troubles.”
The AAP’s alliance with Democracy Forward is a “clear message........