Chairman Jim Jordan led the hearing on Tuesday.
The committee focused on the Southern Poverty Law Center.
They examined claims that the organization manufactured extremism.
The SPLC allegedly funneled over $3 million in donor funds to extremist groups.
These payments happened between 2014 and 2023.
Some recipients were linked to the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party.
Informants reportedly stayed active in these groups while on the SPLC payroll.
Evidence suggests one informant helped coordinate the 2017 rally in Charlottesville.
Interim CEO Bryan Fair testified before the committee.
He defended the organization’s work against racial terror.
He cited legal constraints due to an ongoing criminal case.
Republican members argued the SPLC monetized hate for profit.
Democrats labeled the hearing a political attack on a civil rights group.
The organization is currently fighting a federal criminal indictment.
They deny all allegations of fraud and wrongdoing.