CAIR’s Familiar Dance: Denial and Deflection in the Face of Scrutiny

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The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is no stranger to twisting facts to fit their narratives, and late last week they did just that. On October 14, 2025, Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Elise Stefanik sent a letter to the Department of Treasury, requesting that Treasury initiate an investigation into CAIR, for any potential ties between CAIR and Hamas (the “Congressional Letter”).1 CAIR responded with a letter of its own wherein it states, “CAIR is not and has never been an agent, affiliate, offshoot, subsidiary, supporter, partner, funder, representative, supporter, or pen pal of any militant group.”