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.

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

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

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.

Recruitment and influence of young Americans

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

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.

The Stop Funders Act

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

Political participation and coalition-building

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

CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations)

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

Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)

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

Michigan Muslim Alliance and Civic Engagement (MAGE/MGAGE)

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

Muslim Brotherhood and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)

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

American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)

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

Washington Trust Foundation

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

Federal funding of nonprofit organizations

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

Muslim American Society (MAS)

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

Investigations into Brotherhood-affiliated organizations

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

First Amendment and material support laws

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

Influence on U.S. foreign policy

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

Growth of the Muslim Brotherhood network

• Witness testimony that the perceived threat is increasing.

Influence in public education

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

9/11 education

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

College campus activism

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

Treasury investigation request regarding CAIR

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