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Trump DOJ criticized after false claims about indictment

newsMay 4, 2026763

A MAGA Republican was publicly mocked after falsely claiming the Justice Department under Donald Trump had indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center over an alleged scheme to punish the nonprofit. Commentators called the statements "disgusting lies" and an "embarrassment." There is no Justice Department indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center and no public evidence supporting the claim. False accusations that the DOJ targets nonprofit watchdogs matter because they can intimidate civil society and distort public understanding of government legal actions.

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