The Southern Poverty Law Center has long operated as a major institutional player with extensive fundraising operations inside the progressive and Democratic donor-activist world, raising hundreds of millions while publicly presenting itself as a leading opponent of “hate groups.” Attorney General Todd Blanche has characterized the SPLC’s work as “manufacturing the extremism it purports to […] The post Former SPLC Intelligence Director Heidi Beirich Arrested on Federal Fraud Charges Over Alleged Payments to Extremists appeared first on StoneZone .
The Southern Poverty Law Center has long operated as a major institutional player with extensive fundraising operations inside the progressive and Democratic donor-activist world, raising hundreds of millions while publicly presenting itself as a leading opponent of “hate groups.” Attorney General Todd Blanche has characterized the SPLC’s work as “manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred.” The SPLC has acknowledged that it paid informants and has insisted the payments were made exclusively for intelligence purposes. On Wednesday, August 12, Heidi Beirich, former Director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, who oversaw the organization’s hate-group…Open
Many House Democrats are ready to vote to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) from Congress as soon as the House Ethics Committee meets to decide her fate on Tuesday, Axios has found in interviews with over 30 lawmakers. Why it matters: Republicans are expected to force an expulsion vote, but they will need roughly 80 Democratic votes to remove Cherfilus-McCormick. - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has carefully avoided saying how he might advise his members to vote, even if the committee reaches a bipartisan decision that she should be expelled. - House Democrats will meet as a caucus following the Ethics hearing, he told reporters on Monday, and "follow the facts and apply the relevant law without fear or…
House Democrats say privately that they may be unable to maintain their silence much longer on the explosive allegations of misuse of taxpayer funds against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.). Why it matters: Cherfilus-McCormick, who has denied any wrongdoing, may face calls for resignation or even expulsion from her own party if the Ethics Committee process goes as many of her colleagues expect it to. - House Democratic leadership has thus far maintained that they will defend Cherfilus-McCormick's right to remain in Congress until she gets full due process before the panel. - But there is growing discomfort with her continued presence in the caucus, given the severe nature of the allegations, centered on the charge that she…
Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted by a grand jury in November for allegedly stealing $5 million from FEMA, laundering the proceeds, and using them to fund her 2021 congressional campaign. The lawmaker has denied any wrongdoing.