GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz says House Republicans should investigate the FBI's reliance on the Southern Poverty Law Center, since it has used SPLC data to make controversity policy calls.
"The SPLC has essentially converted to SPL-Qaeda. They gaslight violence against conservatives while masquerading as an authority on civil rights," Gaetz told FOX News Digital in a statement.
The FBI would not comment specifically on their policy of relying on the SPLC, but did say,"while our standard practice is to not comment on specific intelligence products, this particular field office product – disseminated only within the FBI – regarding racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism does not meet the exacting standards of the FBI."
"The FBI is committed to sound analytic tradecraft and to investigating and preventing acts of violence and other crimes while upholding the constitutional rights of all Americans and will never conduct investigative activities or open an investigation based solely on First Amendment protected activity," the agency said.
Last month, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding answers on the memo noting that the SPLC"identifies the broad term ‘Christian identity’ as a hate group — a term that could arguably encompass millions of Americans with sincerely held religious beliefs."
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