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Trump Indictment Used to Brand SPLC Racism Fabricator

5/12/2026

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A Trump administration indictment was used to label Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) fabricated source of racism and to deflect from right-wing extremism.
Rep. Harriet Hageman claimed SPLC organized and paid $270,000 for 2017 Charlottesville rally.
The DOJ indictment says only a SPLC informant joined an online chat about the rally.
Hageman said the Aryan Nation, Nazis and KKK are far-left, a claim rejected by extremists saying SPLC manufactures racism.

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Story summary

A Trump administration indictment was used to label Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) fabricated source of racism and to deflect from right-wing extremism.
Rep. Harriet Hageman claimed SPLC organized and paid $270,000 for 2017 Charlottesville rally.
The DOJ indictment says only a SPLC informant joined an online chat about the rally.
Hageman said the Aryan Nation, Nazis and KKK are far-left, a claim rejected by extremists saying SPLC manufactures racism.