Kobach responds caustically to criticisms that he is affiliated with groups that champion racist causes. He singles out the Southern Poverty Law Center, describing the group as “unscrupulous.”
“If I had any inkling that FAIR had any racist or hateful motivations, I would dissociate myself from them,” he says. “It’s important for me not to engage in these personal attacks. These are really serious questions about national security and the rule of law.”
“Our criticism of him is that he can say he doesn’t have a racist bone in his body but he is perfectly happy to take money from racists,” says Bierich. “It’s not like he’s been caught blindsided. I think that people who are well educated in the United States shouldn’t be hanging out with haters. A person like Kobach should be saying no.”
