Rep. Jordan asks whether SPLC paid Jan. 6 confidential sources
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said the House Judiciary Committee has issued a new subpoena tied to its inquiry of how confidential human sources were used around the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. He raised questions about whether any of those sources were paid by or had financial connections to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and whether the Biden Justice Department coordinated or reimbursed sources across agencies and organizations.
Jordan said lawmakers are trying to determine whether the “confidential human sources” were properly authorized and whether any were “double-dipping” by receiving money from both the government and the SPLC. He also noted that four sources entered the Capitol and were reportedly not authorized to do so.
The piece adds that the SPLC, founded in 1971, is a nonprofit focused on fighting racial injustice and white supremacy. It also reports that the association is facing an 11-count indictment involving allegations of wire fraud, false statements to federally insured banks, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, including claims that it secretly routed more than $3 million in donations to individuals connected to extremist groups between 2014 and 2023.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said the House judiciary committee issued a new subpoena as part of an investigation into the use of confidential sources around the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, raising questions about whether any were paid by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
“Were any of the guys they were paying — was the Biden Justice Department paying these same guys? Confidential human sources. We know 26 confidential human sources were at the Capitol on Jan. 6,” Jordan said to Fox News’s America’s Newsroom co-host Bill Hemmer on Thursday.
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Jordan said that lawmakers are trying to determine whether taxpayer-funded “confidential human sources” were properly used and whether federal agencies inappropriately coordinated payments across organizations.
“Four went in the Capitol; they weren’t authorized to do so. I want to know if any of these guys were double-dipping and taking money from the government and from the Southern Poverty Law Center. That’s one of the things we want to find out,” Jordan said.
Founded in 1971, the SPLC is a nonprofit organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, whose mission, according to its website, is to change the trajectory of racial injustice and fight white supremacy.
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According to a press release from the Justice Department last month, the SPLC between 2014 and 2023 allegedly secretly funneled more than $3 million in donations to individuals connected to extremist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, and the National Socialist Party of America.
SPLC is facing an 11-count indictment on charges of wire fraud, false statements to federally insured banks, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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