The Deep State Strikes Back
The Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on charges including wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy for allegedly funding members of white supremacist groups. Democrats Jamie Raskin and Mary Gay Scanlon criticized the indictment, citing whistleblower claims that the DOJ rushed the case, while the acting U.S. attorney affirmed the strength of the evidence. The SPLC defended its actions as part of an informant program to prevent violence, but the indictment also alleges the organization supervised racist content and misled banks.
- ▪A federal grand jury indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy charges.
- ▪The SPLC admitted to funding members of the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nations, saying it was part of an informant program.
- ▪Reps. Jamie Raskin and Mary Gay Scanlon claimed the DOJ rushed the indictment based on whistleblower information.
- ▪The acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama stated the evidence fully supports the indictment.
- ▪The indictment alleges the SPLC supervised racist postings by a 'Unite the Right' rally organizer and lied to banks.
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Home - Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) - The Deep State Strikes Back OPINION The Deep State Strikes Back Tyler O’Neil • May 4, 2026 Print House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., on Feb. 23. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); Last month, the Justice Department targeted a central hub of the Left’s cancel culture machine that weaponized the federal government under…
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