Elise Stefanik, Tom Cotton push Trump admin to probe CAIR for potential Hamas financial link
Republican lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ sources of funding — including “potential ties” to Hamas.
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday, urging the department to investigate CAIR, citing the organization’s founding and leadership as points of concern.
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The letter, first obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, outlined CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad and co-founder Omar Ahmad’s previous involvement in the Islamic Association for Palestine, which “federal authorities identified as a propaganda front for Hamas,” it read.
It also pointed to their attendance at a 1993 meeting for the Muslim Brotherhood’s Palestine Committee, where it alleged attendees “discussed creating a new front group to support Hamas while concealing its ties,” according to the letter.
CAIR was founded just a year later in June 1994.
The council has not historically disclosed its donors on its website or tax filings. It is also a tax-exempt organization.
The Post has reached out to Bessent for comment.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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