Rep. Jim Jordan asks whether Southern Poverty Law Center paid Jan. 6 confidential sources
Rep. Jim Jordan is investigating the use of confidential sources during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, questioning whether any were paid by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). He raised concerns about the potential for double-dipping, where individuals might receive payments from both the SPLC and the government. The SPLC is currently facing legal issues related to alleged financial misconduct involving extremist groups.
- ▪Rep. Jim Jordan issued a subpoena as part of an investigation into confidential sources related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
- ▪Jordan is questioning whether any confidential sources were paid by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
- ▪The SPLC is facing an 11-count indictment for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said the House judiciary committee issued a new subpoena as part of an investigation into the use of confidential sources around the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, raising questions about whether any were paid by the Southern Poverty Law Center. “Were any of the guys they were paying — was the Biden Justice Department paying these same guys? Confidential human sources. We know 26 confidential human sources were at the Capitol on Jan. 6,” Jordan said to Fox News’s America’s Newsroom co-host Bill Hemmer on Thursday.
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