The SPLC trial will be interesting. It seems the charges involve fraud and money laundering, so who was defrauded and what illegal enterprises generated the laudnered money? The line between "informant" and "instigator" is often thin. What gets exposed should clarify some things
but we'll have to see if this is a particularly good way of addressing the constitutive criminality of the left. I remain of the opinion that a tsunami of lawsuits for defamation and crack downs on illegal assembly, etc., would be the better approach.
@WrappedInThFlag That seems to me hard to prove--if I gave money to SPLC and they told me they were infiltrating "extremist" groups I'd probably be fine with it.
@WrappedInThFlag So, another version of the fraud? I hope they have something that works here, but I'm not sure and it would be a waste of resources and credibility if they don't.
@WrappedInThFlag Then they presumably have such witnesses ready in waiting. Clooney could easily say, if this is what it takes...
@WrappedInThFlag But under cross-examination, when provided some context of how these operations work, their testimony might get fuzzy.
@WrappedInThFlag But, of course, if this prosecution is successful and that opens the door to private lawsuits, then you might have lots of people willing to insist they've been defrauded.
@WrappedInThFlag The game is on, so I hope you're right.
@WrappedInThFlag Yes--and I wonder whether some of this is meant to expose previous Fed cooperation with this kind of thing.