Sen. Cotton Requests IRS Investigation of CAIR's Tax-Exempt Status

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has formally requested that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) regarding its tax-exempt status. In a letter addressed to IRS Commissioner Billy Long on Tuesday, Cotton cited what he described as evidence of CAIR's connections to certain organizations. The senator, who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, specifically referenced alleged ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.