FBI Ends Partnership With Southern Poverty Law Center
FBI Director Kash Patel announced the agency has terminated all formal ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), saying the civil‑rights group has become a 'partisan smear machine' whose 'hate map' has been used to defame Americans and, in Patel's view, has inspired violence. The move — disclosed on X and publicized Oct. 3, 2025 — follows the SPLC’s May 22 case study listing Turning Point USA among groups it characterized as hard‑right, and comes amid heightened scrutiny after the Sept. 10 assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk.
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🔍 Key Facts
- FBI Director Kash Patel announced via X that the FBI has 'terminated' ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center (announcement reported Oct. 3, 2025).
- The SPLC published a May 22, 2025 case study that labeled Turning Point USA a hard‑right organization; Patel cited that material and broader concerns about politicized, agenda‑driven intelligence.
- The announcement arrives in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Sept. 10, 2025, which the article frames as part of the context for Patel’s decision and debate around whether watchdog reports can fuel violence.