by jmerritt | Jul 2, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Washington, D.C. — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is threatening to prosecute nonprofit leaders and seize their organizations’ assets. The right-wing dark money outfit Capital Research Center is cheering him on. And the Justice Department has quietly assigned...
by jmerritt | Jun 30, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
The New Republic: The Trump Administration Is Siding With Hate Groups For more than a decade, right-wing Christian groups have taken issue with the Southern Poverty Law Center, the nonprofit organization founded more than 50 years ago that researches and challenges...
by jmerritt | Jun 29, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
The New York Times: Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. When Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met with Kazakhstan’s president at the St. Regis Hotel last September in New York, President Trump jumped in by phone as the men sealed a deal...
by jmerritt | Jun 25, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Washington, D.C. — New court filings reveal the Trump Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation based on a political wish list from extreme conservative groups. A new op-ed exposes the administration’s war on nonprofits, and how it’s working exactly as...
by jmerritt | Jun 18, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Washington, D.C. — This week, Donald Trump’s Justice Department opened a new front in its war on political opponents, targeting California Governor Gavin Newsom, his wife, and her nonprofits. A civil rights leader called out the Southern Poverty Law Center prosecution...
