A faction within the House Freedom Caucus, consisting of several Republican members, has proposed forming a special committee to investigate the “funding, impact, and power facilitating the radical left’s attacks on America and the legal system” following the murder of influential conservative, Charlie Kirk.

Headed by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), the 23-member group presented their appeal in a letter addressed to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Thursday, prior to the capture of Kirk’s alleged killer.

“After numerous assaults on our lifestyle, the erosion of legal principles, and the killing of innocent people, both recognized and unknown, it’s imperative that we trace the funding and expose the forces behind NGOs, benefactors, media, public figures, and all bodies responsible for this organized offensive,” the members emphasized in their correspondence, further stating there’s “a continuous collapse of law and order, driven not by random events, but by an anti-American doctrine.”

The letter highlighted that the Southern Poverty Law Center, known for its “hate map” of extremist groups, had recently identified Turning Point USA, an organization co-founded by Kirk, earlier this year.

The members criticized “extremist organizations” that are said to back district attorney and judge campaigns which purportedly “promote releasing offenders back into society.”

“This has led to harm and the loss of life for countless Americans, including the recent shocking death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska by an offender with 14 prior releases,” the letter stated, referencing a case that gained widespread attention earlier this year.

“Enough is enough. We must follow the money to identify the perpetrators of the coordinated antiAmerican assaults being carried out against us and take all steps under the law necessary to stop them,” the letter said.

In response to the letter, an SPLC spokesperson defended the organization’s work.

“The data and analysis we provide have been used in courts, classrooms, and legislatures to protect civil rights and hold extremists accountable,” the SPLC statement said. “We must have meaningful national conversation about violence and polarization in America. Blaming organizations that monitor extremism distracts from the urgent work of addressing the conditions that allow hate and violence to grow. SPLC remains committed to exposing extremism, equipping communities with knowledge, and defending the rights and safety of marginalized communities.”

The call for investigations echoes President Trump’s promise in wake of Kirk’s killing to use his administration to “find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence, including the organizations that fund it and support it.”

Roy and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who also signed the letter, are both subcommittee chairs under the House Judiciary Committee. But they are calling for a new subcommittee with “full subpoena powers and authority to deliver results.”

“We can no longer pretend to be bound together by shared ideals when a well-funded, vitriolic cadre of our fellow Americans and foreign interests are at war with the very values of faith in God, fidelity to our Constitution, and respect for the principles of liberty and Western Civilization that define us as Americans – including, notably, the free speech practiced and exemplified by Charlie Kirk,” the members said in the letter.

Other signatories include House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (Md.) and Reps. Scott Perry (Pa.), Josh Brecheen (Okla.), Andy Ogles (Tenn.), Eric Burlison (Mo.), Keith Self (Texas), Brandon Gill (Texas), Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Byron Donalds (Fla.) and Barry Moore (Ala.).

Updated at 2:13 pm.