A federal judge in Minnesota ruled this week that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) must release its books and reveal its donors as part of a defamation lawsuit against a disgruntled former employee. I put it down.
CAIR is an organization that rhetorically provides support for terrorism, despite being called out by the Democratic Party as the legitimate representative of the Muslim American community.
CAIR Director Nihad Awad even celebrated the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas.
Additionally, Breitbart News states:
From 2007 to 2008, CAIR named Unindicted co-conspirator in Holy Land Relief and Development Foundation terrorist financing trial. This incident led to the F.B.I. cancel Cooperation with organizations. In 2009, a federal judge dominated The government said it had “submitted sufficient evidence” to establish a link between CAIR and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. united arab emirates a label is attached CAIR was designated as a terrorist organization in 2014 (Obama administration decision) opposed).
CAIR sued former chapter president Lori Saroya for defamation after she accused the organization of receiving funds from foreign governments and having ties to terrorism. She then asked for discovery in the case, which U.S. Magistrate Judge David Schultz granted Monday.
as an algeminer reported:
Schultz, the Minnesota district judge, said a former employee “falsely implied that CAIR received funding from foreign governments and terrorists when he said CAIR accepted 'international funding through the Washington Trust Foundation.'” He cited the organization's argument.
The judge argued that “clarification of these issues is proportionate to the needs of the case.''
of new york post Also noticed:
Jeffrey Robbins, Saroya's lawyer, described Monday's ruling as “the mother of all legal boomerangs.”
