Moms group labeled ‘extremist’ flips script on SPLC after federal indictment: 'Shut it down'
The leader of a parental rights group that the Southern Poverty Law Center labeled an "extremist" organization is calling for the group to be "shut down" as it faces federal...
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The leader of a parental rights group that the Southern Poverty Law Center labeled an "extremist" organization is calling for the group to be "shut down" as it faces federal charges. The Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit concealment and money laundering, stemming from allegations that the civil rights organization funneled $3 million in donations to people linked to various violent extremist groups, including Unite the Right, the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations. These same extremist groups have been targeted by the Southern Poverty Law Center through its litigation and advocacy efforts for years. Moms for America founder Kimberly Fletcher accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of being a "hate group against America, families, freedom, and God." "They're not going to stop what they're doing," Fletcher said. "They're going to continue funneling money into organizations that are extremist hate groups, and they're going to continue to target organizations like ours, moms who just want to make sure that our kids are protected, our freedoms are defended, and we restore the republic." DAVID MARCUS: ERIKA KIRK IS THE MOTHER SQUABBLING CONSERVATIVES NEED In its "Year in Hate and Extremism 2022" report, the Southern Poverty Law Center identified Moms for America as an "anti-government extremist" group, alleging that it is an "anti-student inclusion" group and that its measures have "contributed to a volatile climate" for teachers , faculty and school board members. "I find it ironic that the Southern Poverty Law Center turns out to be the extremist group, which we've always known, but now that they're finally being exposed because the DOJ has investigated them and found them to be funneling money into all the extremist organizations that they're supposed to be protecting us against," Moms for America President and founder Kimberly Fletcher said in an interview with Fox News Digital. "Putting moms…