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Ted Cruz: “What you've described is exactly why I introduced the Stop…”

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America | Witness Questioning

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I would also include the role in the promotion of rioting and civil disorder conducted by groups like Students for Justice in Palestine and the Palestinian Youth Movement. What you've described is exactly why I introduced the Stop Funders act, which would add rioting to the RICO predicate offenses so that the Justice Department can reach the entities that fund and coordinate these riots. Do Brotherhood groups in America also participate in electoral and coalition politics? Yes, sir, they do. Is that consistent with the Tom Kean framework? Described in the explanatory memorandum. (06:29–06:47)

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Asserts the introduction of the Stop Funders Act to add rioting to RICO predicate offenses.

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