The Trump administration Department of Justice is allegedly investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center, a top civil rights group known for its legal work and research into extremist organizations.In a video message posted on Tuesday, SPLC CEO Bryan Fair said the group was the subject of a criminal investigation targeting the group or its employees. The alleged investigation is focusing on the group’s past work using paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups, he said.“These individuals risked their lives to infiltrate and inform on the activities of our nation’s most radical and violent extremist groups,” Fair said, adding, “There is no...