Subject: Re: More SPLC fun :)
And not a single comment on the actual issue. -Dope
SPLC CEO and President Bryan Fair confirmed the organization previously used paid confidential informants, but stated the program has been discontinued.
The SPLC and its defenders, including legal experts, argue that infiltrating hate groups is a standard intelligence-gathering tactic that has saved lives and helped law enforcement.
They claim the indictment is a "nakedly political" weaponization of the justice system under the Trump administration to destroy a prominent civil rights organization.