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Wesley Hunt: “Instead of supporting their exit, the SPLC employee…”

Featuring: Wesley Hunt, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 38

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'Were They Informed That This Was Actually Funding Members Of The KKK?': Wesley Hunt Grills SPLC CEO

Published | Video Starts at 00:43

In two cases, informants who were active members of the local KKK chapter reportedly told the SPLC that they wanted out because they feared for their safety. Instead of supporting their exit, the SPLC employee allegedly encouraged them to remain involved and offered them a monthly salary of $1,200 to do so. As a result, one informant rose into a leadership role within the kkk, recruited other new members, purchased KKK materials and were even reimbursed for expensive related to cross burning events. (00:43–00:56)

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Asserts that an SPLC employee encouraged informants to remain involved with the KKK and offered them a salary.

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