"The thrust of the DOJ's complaint against the SPLC revolves around allegations that the SPLC paid informants inside far-right hate groups for information. The SPLC has been a longtime watchdog monitoring and taking legal action against white supremacist organizations."
"There's no information that we have that suggests that the money they were paying to these informants and these members of these organizations, they then turned around and shared what they learned with law enforcement, the group quoted Blanche saying to Ingraham in their motion."
"To the extent that any clarification was needed, Acting Attorney General Blanche's remarks on a major Sunday television program certainly suffice, wrote the DOJ in its reply, suggesting that Blanche contradicting his previous statement was clarification enough."
The Trump Justice Department responded to a court filing from the SPLC, admitting that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made an inaccurate statement on Fox News. The DOJ's complaint against the SPLC includes allegations of wire fraud and money laundering related to payments made to informants in far-right hate groups. The SPLC has sought a transcript of grand jury proceedings and a retraction of Blanche's statements. The DOJ referenced Blanche's later comments to clarify his earlier inaccuracies regarding the SPLC's information sharing with law enforcement.
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