Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/mLKv39o8lKX.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rep. Brandon Gill Presses Maya Wiley on Defunding Police — Still No Answer [WnlaWs8Muc6] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Representative **Brandon Gill (R-TX)** questioned **Maya Wiley**, President and CEO of **The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights**, during the **House Judiciary Committee** hearing, **"The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate."** Gill challenged Wiley over her past support for defunding the police and asked her to explain a previous LinkedIn post referring to a "black job." Gill read Wiley's own **2021 New York City mayoral campaign** statement—**"I'm going to take a billion dollars from New York City Police Department"**—and asked whether she still stood by it. He also pressed her twice on the "black job" remark before turning to testimony from **Dr. Carol Swain** about the Southern Poverty Law Center. We break down the full exchange, the witnesses' responses, and why these questions became some of the hearing's most closely watched moments. Representative **Brandon Gill (R-TX)** questioned **Maya Wiley**, President and CEO of **The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights**, during the **House Judiciary Committee** hearing, **"The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate."** Gill challenged Wiley over her past support for defunding the police and asked her to explain a previous LinkedIn post referring to a "black job." Gill read Wiley's own **2021 New York City mayoral campaign** statement—**"I'm going to take a billion dollars from New York City Police Department"**—and asked whether she still stood by it. He also pressed her twice on the "black job" remark before turning to testimony from **Dr. Carol Swain** about the Southern Poverty Law Center. We break down the full exchange, the witnesses' responses, and why these questions became some of the hearing's most closely watched moments. **Optimized Hashtags (Exactly 20):** #BrandonGill #MayaWiley #SPLCHearing #HouseJudiciaryCommittee #SouthernPovertyLawCenter #CarolSwain #DefundThePolice #CivilRights #CongressionalHearing #USPolitics # UgX8n8z0jtC Yx7ayZAli8W TLx1Vnpmc5b 3RZhLOgK2D1 pmbLZ4X5Mge r0X5LJ7NFb9
Representative **Brandon Gill (R-TX)** questioned **Maya Wiley**, President and CEO of **The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights**, during the **House Judiciary Committee** hearing, **"The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate."** Gill challenged Wiley over her past support for defunding the police and asked her to explain a previous LinkedIn post referring to a "black job." Gill read Wiley's own **2021 New York City mayoral campaign** statement—**"I'm going to take a billion dollars from New York City Police Department"**—and asked whether she still stood by it. He also pressed her twice on the "black job" remark before turning to testimony from **Dr. Carol Swain** about the Southern Poverty Law Center. We break down the full exchange, the witnesses' responses, and why these questions became some of the hearing's most closely watched moments. Representative **Brandon Gill (R-TX)** questioned **Maya Wiley**, President and CEO of **The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights**, during the **House Judiciary Committee** hearing, **"The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate."** Gill challenged Wiley over her past support for defunding the police and asked her to explain a previous LinkedIn post referring to a "black job." Gill read Wiley's own **2021 New York City mayoral campaign** statement—**"I'm going to take a billion dollars from New York City Police Department"**—and asked whether she still stood by it. He also pressed her twice on the "black job" remark before turning to testimony from **Dr. Carol Swain** about the Southern Poverty Law Center. We break down the full exchange, the witnesses' responses, and why these questions became some of the hearing's most closely watched moments. **Optimized Hashtags (Exactly 20):** #BrandonGill #MayaWiley #SPLCHearing #HouseJudiciaryCommittee #SouthernPovertyLawCenter #CarolSwain #DefundThePolice #CivilRights #CongressionalHearing #USPolitics # UgX8n8z0jtC Yx7ayZAli8W TLx1Vnpmc5b 3RZhLOgK2D1 pmbLZ4X5Mge r0X5LJ7NFb9