Congressional Hearings on Muslim Brotherhood Infiltration in US

Peloni:  The following is an abbreviated segment of Sen. Cruz’s hearing on the Muslim Brotherhood infiltration in America.  More on this to come later.  See highlights covered below video.

1. Abdul El-Sayed’s U.S. Senate candidacy

• • Questions regarding whether his candidacy should be a concern.
  • Discussion of alleged family and organizational associations.

2. The Muslim Brotherhood’s presence in the United States

• • Whether an organized Muslim Brotherhood branch operates in America.
  • Whether it represents a domestic, foreign, or combined threat.

2. Recruitment and influence of young Americans

• • Targeting of schoolchildren.
  • Influence in K–12 education.
  • Influence on college campuses.

2. Violence and terrorism

• • Involvement of individuals connected to Brotherhood-linked organizations in terrorism.
  • Discussion of riots and civil disorder.
  • References to Students for Justice in Palestine and the Palestinian Youth Movement.

2. The Stop Funders Act

• • Proposal to make rioting a RICO predicate offense.
  • Expanding Justice Department authority against organizations alleged to fund riots.

2. Political participation and coalition-building

• • Participation by Brotherhood-affiliated groups in electoral politics.
  • Discussion of operating through existing institutions rather than replacing them.

2. CARE (Council on American-Islamic Relations)

• • Brotherhood ties.
  • Organizational structure.
  • Funding sources.
  • Litigation involving CARE.
  • Federal grants.
  • Treasury investigations.

2. Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)

• • Discussion of whether ISNA remains connected to the Muslim Brotherhood.

2. Michigan Muslim Alliance and Civic Engagement (MAGE/MGAGE)

• • Discussion of the organization’s political activities and alleged connections to CARE.

2. Muslim Brotherhood and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)

• • Discussion of an alleged “Red-Green Alliance.”
  • Shared political objectives alleged by the witnesses.

2. American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)

• • Discussion of AMP’s origins.
  • Virginia Attorney General investigation.
  • Compliance with civil investigative demands.

2. Washington Trust Foundation

• • Discussion of its relationship with CARE and its organizational purpose.

2. Federal funding of nonprofit organizations

• • CARE California grants.
  • Distribution of federal funds.
  • Oversight of taxpayer money.

2. Muslim American Society (MAS)

• • Discussion of grants to MAS chapters.
  • Characterization of MAS by prosecutors and academic researchers.

2. Investigations into Brotherhood-affiliated organizations

• • Alleged obstruction of investigations.
  • Treasury Department investigations.
  • Virginia Attorney General inquiry.

2. First Amendment and material support laws

• • Limits of First Amendment protections.
  • Discussion of Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project.

2. Influence on U.S. foreign policy

• • Alleged influence regarding Libya.
  • Syria.
  • Taliban negotiations.
  • Qatar and Yusuf al-Qaradawi.
  • Domestic counterterrorism policy.

2. Growth of the Muslim Brotherhood network

• • Witness testimony that the perceived threat is increasing.

2. Influence in public education

• • CARE educational curricula.
  • Partnerships with school districts in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Delaware, and Chicago.

2. 9/11 education

• • Discussion of how 9/11 is allegedly taught to children.

2. College campus activism

• • Alleged efforts to influence universities.
  • Reference to a 1993 Muslim Brotherhood meeting.

2. Treasury investigation request regarding CARE

• • Discussion of a 2025 letter from Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Elise Stefanik.
  • CARE’s response concerning unindicted co-conspirator litigation.