WH Quickly Distances Itself From CAIR After Exec Dir. Admits He Was 'Happy' Hamas Attacked Israel

The White House is frantically trying to distance itself from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) after its executive director Nihad Awad claimed he was “happy” to watch the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack unfold. Speaking at the 16th Annual Convention for Palestine in the U.S. on Nov. 24, he said that the people of Gaza were merely “breaking the siege.”

The Biden administration launched an anti-Islamophobia initiative several weeks after the Hamas assaults -- even though antisemitism is a far worse problem in the country right now -- and listed CAIR as "one of several independent organizations" involved in the effort. The White House is now "removing their commitment" from the initiative after Awad's comments went viral.

Predictably, Awad tried to walk back the remarks Thursday, saying there were "misleading reports" about his words and they were taken "out of context." Nine times out of ten when people folks use phrases like "misinterpreted," "taken out of context," and "misleading," it means, "I said it, we all know I said it, but I'm not brave enough to take the heat for it, so I'm going to blame it on you."

It's ridiculous, and what he said is on tape, and it's hateful, plain and simple.

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The FBI Stole Millions From Individuals Who Were Not Charged With a Crime - the Victims Are Suing

An FBI raid on private safe deposit boxes has triggered a significant legal battle over civil asset forfeiture and the lengths to which federal authorities can use the practice, which has often been referred to as “Policing for Profit.”

The outcome of the court proceedings could turn this into a landmark case that helps to further define the parameters in which federal law enforcement can use the controversial procedure…

The procedure the FBI used to seize this property is known as civil asset forfeiture, which empowers local, state, and federal governments to take a citizen’s property if they suspect that it has been used to commit a crime. In many states and at the federal level, one does not have to be convicted – or even charged – with a crime for officers to seize the property.

U.S. Private Vaults pleaded guilty to money laundering. However, the U.S. Attorney’s Office indicated that it had not filed any other criminal charges against those whose property was seized. The government still has not returned the property to these individuals, which prompted the lawsuit.

Several of the safe deposit box renters who haven't been charged filed a class action lawsuit accusing the government of violating their Fourth Amendment protection from unreasonable search and seizure and their Fifth Amendment protection from having private property taken without compensation…

Hopefully, the court will rule in favor of liberty. Such a decision could further limit the state’s ability to violate the most basic of Constitutional rights.

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