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DOJ Indicts SPLC, Republicans Schedule Hearing, Claim Attack.

5/20/2026

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The U.S. Justice Department indicted Southern Poverty Law Center for using paid informants, prompting a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
House Republicans scheduled the hearing with witnesses Tyler O’Neil and Carol Swain, both SPLC critics.
Progressive observers label the indictment a political attack.
Rep. Harriet Hageman told an audience that SPLC staff should be jailed for life.
White nationalist organizers refuted claims that the indictment proves racism does not exist.

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Story summary

The U.S. Justice Department indicted Southern Poverty Law Center for using paid informants, prompting a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
House Republicans scheduled the hearing with witnesses Tyler O’Neil and Carol Swain, both SPLC critics.
Progressive observers label the indictment a political attack.
Rep. Harriet Hageman told an audience that SPLC staff should be jailed for life.
White nationalist organizers refuted claims that the indictment proves racism does not exist.