Neo-Nazis hold a banner during a National Socialist Movement rally in Newnan, Georgia on April 21, 2018.

A group calling itself the National Socialist Movement registered as a national committee party with the Federal Election Commission on Aug. 8. The NSM is a long-standing neo-Nazi group thats down to one or two dozen members, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

On its filing, the NSM listed its bank as BB&T. Citing client privacy, a spokesperson for BB&T's parent company, Truist, declined to confirm or deny if the NSM was an accountholder. What I can tell you is that at Truist, we reject hate and discrimination in all their ugly forms, the spokesperson said in a statement. Our purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities motivates us to help build a stronger, more equitable company and society.

Four days after receiving the NSMs registration, the FEC informed the NSM it would need to prove it meets the criteria for national-party status. The NSMs response is due by Sept. 16.

The name of the treasurer (whose title is listed as SS director on the FEC filing) matches that of a man who has claimed to be a member of the NSM, according to a 2018 report by NFW Daily News. But an email to the treasurer bounced back. And his phone number was out of service, and the PACs address doesn't appear in public records.

A group calling itself the National Socialist Movement registered with the Federal Election Commission earlier this month.

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I took an unusual route to get here. In a past life, I worked as a travel and food writer, which is how I got the assignment in 2016 to cover the grand opening of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., just a couple miles from my home. When Trump won the election and refused to divest his business, I stayed on the story, starting a newsletter called 1100 Pennsylvania (named after the hotels address) and contributed to Vanity Fair, Politico and NBC News. Im still interested in Trump, but Ive broadened my focus to follow the money connected to other politicians as wellboth Republicans and Democrats.

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