Southern Poverty Law Center chair put on defensive during heated congressional hearing: ‘We don’t fund hate groups’ (opens in new tab)

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Southern Poverty Law Center’s interim president and CEO faced tough questions from Republican lawmakers during a hearing Tuesday over the organization’s former program of running informants in racist groups. The hearing comes as the group faces criminal charges over the program, including allegations that it misused donor money The post appeared first on <a href="