Trump calls for 2020 election to be ‘permanently wiped from the books’ if SPLC’s convicted of fraud
President Donald Trump said Friday that the results of the 2020 election should be erased if a prominent civil rights organization is ultimately found guilty of fraud involving millions of dollars.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump sharply criticized the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), calling it a major political scam and accusing it of wrongdoing. He argued that if the allegations against the group are proven in court, the 2020 presidential election—won by Joe Biden—should be nullified and treated as having no legal standing.
The comments came days after federal prosecutors announced an indictment against the SPLC. Authorities allege that between 2014 and 2023, roughly $3 million in donated funds were secretly directed to individuals connected to extremist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan, the American Nazi Party, the National Socialist Movement, United Klans of America, and participants tied to the Unite the Right rally.
The SPLC, which has long positioned itself as an organization combating hate and extremism, has historically relied on confidential informants to gather intelligence on such groups. According to the indictment, these sources—referred to as “field sources” or “Fs”—were paid covertly while donors continued contributing under the impression that their money was being used to weaken extremist networks.
One unnamed figure linked to organizing the 2017 Charlottesville rally reportedly received more than $270,000 over an eight-year period. Prosecutors say this individual was involved in planning and logistics, including transportation for participants.
Another informant, identified as F-9, allegedly received over $1 million and was involved in taking 25 boxes of documents from the neo-Nazi group National Alliance. Court filings also claim that someone else was paid $6,000 to falsely claim responsibility for that theft.
Additional allegations include payments of $70,000 to a former Aryan Nations leader who was also associated with the Ku Klux Klan, despite being featured in the SPLC’s public database of extremists. Another informant—previously convicted of cross burning—was allegedly paid $19,000 over several years.
SPLC CEO Bryan Fair defended the organization, stating that it is being scrutinized for its past use of paid informants to gather intelligence on violent groups. However, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rejected that characterization, saying the group was not dismantling extremist networks but instead encouraging them by financially supporting individuals who promoted racial hatred. He also emphasized that the case is not politically motivated.
Separately, FBI Director Kash Patel cut ties between the bureau and the SPLC last year. At the time, he criticized the organization, accusing it of abandoning its original civil rights mission and becoming politically biased, and argued that its work had unfairly targeted Americans and contributed to division.
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