SPLC alleges DOJ is treating witness as a member of prosecution team
The group's lawyers are asking a judge to let them subpoena a former SPLC informant who has been voluntarily providing material to the government.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has filed a motion to a judge, requesting the ability to subpoena a former informant who has provided material to the Justice Department. The SPLC alleges that the FBI and IRS have been treating this witness as part of the prosecutorial team, allowing him to decide which documents, recordings, and photographs he produces, as well as when and how he does so.
The witness, known as F-9, has admitted to possessing a house full of documents, some of which he plans to shred. The SPLC claims that F-9 has exchanged approximately 1,800 text messages with FBI and IRS agents and has provided the government with intelligence briefings, including 162 pages of PowerPoint slides analyzing charges against the SPLC and suggesting investigative directions.
The SPLC attorneys argue that F-9's actions indicate he is deeply embedded in the prosecution team and is selectively providing information to support the government's desired narrative.
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