U.S. Congressmen Sue Myrick ( R-N.C . ) , Trent Franks ( R-Ariz . ) , John Shadegg ( R-Ariz . ) , and Paul Broun ( R-Ga . ) wrote Attorney General Eric Holder on October 21 , 2009 , that they were concerned about CAIR 's relationships with terrorist groups , and requesting that the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) provide a summary of DOJ 's evidence and findings that led DOJ to name CAIR an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism trial . The four Congressmen also wrote House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms Wilson Livingood a letter the same day asking that he work with members of the House Judiciary , Homeland Security , and Intelligence Committees to determine if CAIR was successful in placing interns in the committees ' offices , to review FBI and DOJ evidence regarding CAIR 's Hamas ties , and to determine whether CAIR is a security threat . Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez ( D-Calif . ) , " appalled " , said " I urge the rest of my colleagues to join me in denouncing this witch hunt . " She was echoed by Keith Ellison ( D-Minn . ) , the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress , in a speech that included a statement by the House 's Tri-Caucus . The four Republican Congressmen , joined by Senator Tom Coburn ( R-Okla . ) and Congressman Patrick McHenry ( R-N.C . ) , then wrote IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman on November 16 , 2009 , asking that CAIR be investigated for " excessive lobbying " . CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper welcomed the scrutiny from Republican lawmakers , and said , " We ’ve always stayed within our legal limits for lobbying . If anything , we do n’t have enough staff to lobby as much as we legally can . " CAIR condemned the Fort Hood shooting and expressed prayers for the victims and condolences for their families
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