It appears that not only the FBI but the Department of Justice under former President Joe Biden consulted the left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center. Such trust placed in such a morally corrupt organization has had catastrophic downstream effects.

Through internal documents, the Daily Signal reported that in 2023, officials representing the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division interacted with a “Hate Crimes Symposium” put on at the National Advocacy Center. The symposium covered topics ranging from “Prosecution of the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery” to “Talking to victims in the LGBT community” to “FACE prosecutions in the post-Dobbs era.” The SPLC attended, with one member giving “an overview of important, disturbing trends and developments within the anti-LGBTQ movement” in order to “help investigators and prosecutors identify potential evidence and motivations for bias crime.” 

At this symposium, “More than 100 [assistant U.S. attorneys] and [criminal division] trial attorneys are anticipated to attend as well as agents from the FBI’s Hate Crimes/Domestic Terrorism Fusion Cell.” 

Meanwhile, the SPLC regularly updates its Hate Map with “anti-LGBTQ ” organizations such as Focus on the Family, Moms for Liberty, and Alliance Defending Freedom. Let us not forget the role the SPLC played in compiling a list of

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