Ex-CBS Reporter MacFarlane Goes To Bat For SPLC After Indictment

They spoke about it in a video they curated and posted earlier this week.” Former CBS reporter Scott MacFarlane continues to prove why nobody should take his warnings about CBS seriously as he says the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group which has done work to try to break open and take down hate groups, says it is now the subject of an pic.twitter.com/7PVGnal7cB — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) April 22, 2026 In the clip, Fair did what the SPLC does: say that if you disagree with them, it must be because you support white supremacists or other hate groups, “For 55 years, the Southern Poverty Law Center has stood as a beacon of hope, fighting white supremacy and various forms of injustice to create a multiracial democracy where we can all live and thrive. We are therefore unsurprised to be the latest organization targeted by this administration. They have made no secret of who they want to protect and who they want to destroy.” MacFarlane then introduced a clip from his Tuesday show by downplaying the idea that the indictment could have merit, “Is it real or is it somebody just looking busy? We brought that question to Liz Oyer. She is the fired former pardon attorney at the United States, a civil servant who has been an outspoken critic of this new politicized Department of Justice. Liz Oyer says it is clear if you're a political critic of the administration or somebody who doesn't line up politically with the administration, you are now fodder for these investigations.” In the clip, MacFarlane wondered, “It's really easy. I mean, really easy to look at the headlines and grow concerned about what you see coming out of the Department of Justice. If you're somebody who's concerned about the weaponization of government you have today the Southern Poverty Law Center announcing they are the subject of a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice. They surmise it's about them using informants and paying informants to help break into and expose hate groups.” As hard as it may be for Fair and MacFarlane to understand, 99.9 percent of Americans do not need the SPLC to give money to have a Nazi informant in order to “expose” the fact that Nazis are bad. However, MacFarlane admitted he wasn’t actually interested in specifics, “Let's put the specific cases aside, Liz. From your vantage point, what do you see happening in the Department of Justice with its prosecution of people who are perceived to be critics of the president?” Oyer naturally told MacFarlane what he wanted to hear, “The Justice Department is being used as a tool to prosecute anyone who is viewed as not loyal to the president or not politically aligned with the president. And that is very troubling. That's very disturbing. It's not how the Justice Department is supposed to work.” Given that the SPLC has dumbed down the definition of a hate group to include generic conservative organizations such as PragerU, TPUSA, and the Alliance Defending Freedom, Americans do not need the SPLC to allegedly bankroll the Klan just so the SPLC can continue to pretend like it’s the 1960s. If the allegations are proven, then, as liberals used to like to say, nobody’s above the law. Here is a transcript for the April 22 show: Scott MacFarlane Reports 4/22/2026 SCOTT MACFARLANE: Speaking of investigations, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group which has done work to try to break open and take down hate groups, says it is now the subject of an investigation by the Department of Justice. They spoke about it in a video they curated and posted earlier this week. BRYAN FAIR: For 55 years, the Southern Poverty Law Center has stood as a beacon of hope, fighting white supremacy and various forms of injustice to create a multiracial democracy where we can all live and thrive. We are therefore unsurprised to be the latest organization targeted by this administration. They have made no secret of who they want to protect and who they want to destroy. MACFARLANE: Is it real or is it somebody just looking busy? We brought that question to Liz Oyer. She is the fired former pardon attorney at the United States, a civil servant who has been an outspoken critic of this new politicized Department of Justice. Liz Oyer says it is clear if you're a political critic of the administration or somebody who doesn't line up politically with the administration, you are now fodder for these investigations. MACFARLANE [4/21/2026]: It's really easy. I mean, really easy to look at the headlines and grow concerned about what you see coming out of the Department of Justice. If you're somebody who's concerned about the weaponization of government, you've got a 2020 election denier, Joe DeGeneva, a prosecutor who helped Trump try to overturn the election, rejoin the administration in the Southern District of Florida, where they are trying to make a case against John Brennan, who's been a critic of the president and who is an Obama era aide. And you have today the Southern Poverty Law Center announcing they are the subject of a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice. They surmise it's about them using informants and paying informants to help break into and expose hate groups. Let's put the specific cases aside, Liz. From your vantage point, what do you see happening in the Department of Justice with its prosecution of people who are perceived to be critics of the president? LIZ OYER: The Justice Department is being used as a tool to prosecute anyone who is viewed as not loyal to the president or not politically aligned with the president. And that is very troubling. That's very disturbing. It's not how the Justice Department is supposed to work. Alex Christy Wed, 04/22/2026 - 13:50 Marketing Timing Regular Search Engine Title Ex-CBS Reporter MacFarlane Goes To Bat For SPLC After Indictment CNS Commentary Off