The embattled leader of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a left-wing nonprofit, is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Bryan Fair, the interim CEO and President of the SPLC, will face questions about the organization’s alleged secret payments to members of extremist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan.

Alleged Secret Payments

Federal prosecutors have secured an 11-count indictment against the law center for alleged financial crimes, including defrauding its donors by concealing payments to members of extremist groups. The indictment alleges that the law center covertly transferred more than $4 million in donor funds to bank accounts under fictitious names to pay members of extremist groups between 2010 and 2023.

Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, told Fox News that there are legitimate questions about what the SPLC was doing with donor money and how they were using it to fund hate groups. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is also probing the law center’s ties to the Biden Department of Justice on civil rights matters.

Controversy Surrounding the SPLC

The SPLC has been criticized for its notorious ‘hate map’ that targeted conservative groups, including Turning Point USA, Moms for Liberty, and the Family Research Council. Republicans have sharply criticized the Biden Justice Department’s use of the nonprofit’s ‘hate map’, which they claim was used to stifle conservative groups.

The law center has denied any wrongdoing and argued that the criminal charges are politically motivated. Abbe Lowell, counsel for the SPLC, stated that the law center’s informant program helped combat extremism and prevented violence.

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