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Posted on 04/21/2026 12:15:58 PM PDT by DFG
The head of the Southern Poverty Law Center said Tuesday that the civil rights organization was being "targeted" by the Trump administration with a criminal investigation that appeared to focus on the group's use of confidential informants that gathered evidence on "extremely violent groups."
Bryan Fair, the interim chief executive of the group, said in a video posted Tuesday that the 55-year-old organization was facing a "serious" threat: "a criminal investigation and possible charges against the SPLC or some of our employees."
Fair said SPLC's confidential sources had “risked their lives to infiltrate and inform on the activities of our nation’s most radical and violent extremist groups,” and provided information to the FBI which “saved lives.” For decades SPLC has used civil lawsuits to combat white supremist groups.
The federal criminal hook for any potential investigation into the group is unclear.
The Justice Department, as is standard practice, has made no public announcements about any investigation. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama, where SPLC is located, said in a statement when asked for comment that "as a matter of Department of Justice policy, we generally do not confirm, deny, or otherwise comment on the existence or non-existence of investigations."
Bryan Fair, the interim chief executive of the group, said in a video posted Tuesday that the 55-year-old organization was facing a "serious" threat: "a criminal investigation and possible charges against the SPLC or some of our employees."
Fair said SPLC's confidential sources had “risked their lives to infiltrate and inform on the activities of our nation’s most radical and violent extremist groups,” and provided information to the FBI which “saved lives.” For decades SPLC has used civil lawsuits to combat white supremist groups.
The federal criminal hook for any potential investigation into the group is unclear.
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awwwwwwwwwwwwww cry more commie pigs
Like that’s a bad thing. 🙄
It’s a terrorist organization so, if true, good...
Well…. While they are targeting things in Iran, why not throw in SPLC? Surely we can spare a few bombs.
I’m waiting for the Air Force to strafe them.
The “Southern Poverty Law Center” has nothing to do with the South, nothing to do with Poverty, uses constitutional Law as a suicide pact, and is nowhere near the center of anything.
not a bad idea, also send Chris Murphy to Iran, and well, let the IDF do the rest, just saying
Tough Shiite, you anti-American maggots.
You don’t know when to count your blessings, do you? If you get me and my 12-man hand-picked group from just this website on you, you would have something to cry about.
Good.
L
Just a small taste of what SPLC has been doing to others for the last 50 years.
Bryan Fair, the interim chief executive said SPLC's confidential sources had “risked their lives to infiltrate and inform on the activities of our nation’s most radical and violent extremist (read conservative) groups,” and provided information to the FBI which “saved lives.” For decades SPLC has used civil lawsuits to combat white supremist groups.
SPLC: “Hey, you can’t target us! We do the targeting!”
SPLC is about to learn the score on their IQ test.
Do to them what they’ve done to others, bankrupt them with lawsuits.
Welcome to the party, pal.
Good!
Commies …
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving group of dirtbags.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center says it’s the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department and faces possible charges over its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups. The civil rights group made the announcement on Tuesday, saying President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be preparing legal action against it or some of its employees. “Although we don’t know all the details, the focus appears to be on the SPLC’s prior use of paid confidential informants to gather credible intelligence on extremely violent groups,” CEO Bryan Fair said in a statement. The Justice Department had no immediate comment.
The Southern Poverty Law Center previously paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups and gather information on their activities, often sharing it with local and federal law enforcement, Fair said. It was used to monitor threats of violence, he said, adding that the program was kept quiet to protect the safety of informants........ snip
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