Sen. Josh Hawley Asks AG Garland to Investigate Groups Funding Pro-Palestinian Protests

Published on May 8, 2024

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling on the Biden administration to investigate groups that fund pro-Palestinan protests at multiple college campuses across the United States. In a letter dated May 7 to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Mr. Hawley stated that third-party groups providing financial support for anti-Semitic protests on campus should not enjoy tax-exempt status, asking the attorney general to examine the matter further. “By supporting illegal acts while enjoying tax-exempt status, dark-money groups and foundations are defrauding the American people and putting Jewish students and faculty at risk,” Mr. Hawley wrote. He cited an IRS ruling mandating that “no organization may retain its tax exemption if it backs protests at which members are urged to commit acts of civil disobedience.”...

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