Marble Freedom Trust
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Oct 22, 2026
John HansonHOST
We can't do that, right? But at least you could connect the dots.
John HansonHOST
When someone makes a $1.6 billion donation to the Marble Freedom Trust... which is really aimed to transform ESG.
John HansonHOST
That's environmental social governance investing.
John HansonHOST
They have fought against that.
George PolisnerGUEST
The implementation began under Ronald Reagan, who arguably was the worst president of the 20th century, and we see the result.
George PolisnerGUEST
I mean, the outcome is a handful of plutocrats that can basically overwhelm Any thought of one person, one vote with a huge pouring out of dark money going into PACs? There's somebody that a lot of folks don't even know, a person by the name of Barr Seed, who gave a billion dollars to the Marble Trust, which is run by Leonard Leo, who runs the Federalist Society.
George PolisnerGUEST
And they make significant decisions on who gets to the Supreme Court, who the nominees are, and who are nominated to the appellate courts.
George PolisnerGUEST
It's incredibly powerful in the fact that a billion dollars can go.
Kate KennedyHOST
And the donation was one point six billion dollars.
Kate KennedyHOST
And the recipient was the Marble Freedom Trust.
Kate KennedyHOST
which is a conservative advocacy organization controlled by a very, very well-known conservative legal activist associated with the Federalist Society.
Kate KennedyHOST
And he had a huge role in building the conservative legal movement and advising on judicial appointments during the Trump admin.
Kate KennedyHOST
So he has this electronics company.
Kate KennedyHOST
He transferred ownership to the Marble Freedom Trust, and then the company was sold.
Kate KennedyHOST
So the sale generated $1.6 billion for the trust.
Kate KennedyHOST
It's structured as a 501c4 social welfare entity.
Sam SacksHOST
At 94 years old, the Chicago billionaire Barry Seide has a long resume of being a rich dick.
Sam SacksHOST
He's responsible for the largest political donation in history, a $1.6 billion giveaway to the Marble Freedom Trust, a conservative legal group headed by Leonard Leo, one of the people most responsible for getting conservative judges installed across the federal judiciary.
Sam SacksHOST
That was back in 2022.
Sam SacksHOST
Seide made his billions as the founder of an electronics store.