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Southern Poverty Law Center seeks dismissal of 'vindictive' Justice Department indictment
The Southern Poverty Law Center says a Justice Department indictment against the group is part of a "top-down" campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump's perceived political enemies and represents a vindictive prosecution that must be dismissed.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Southern Poverty Law Center seeks dismissal of ‘vindictive’ Justice Department indictment, The Southern Poverty Law Center says a Justice Department indictment against the group is part of a “top-down” campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies and represents a vindictive prosecution that must be dismissed.
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- Southern Poverty Law Center seeks dismissal of 'vindictive' Justice Department indictmentPBS News - 2026-05-26T22:12:17+00:00
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