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U. S. Congressmen Sue Myrick ( R-NC ), Trent Franks ( R-AZ ), John Shadegg ( R-AZ ), and Paul Broun ( R-GA ) wrote Attorney General Eric Holder on October 21, 2009, that they were very concerned about CAIR's relationships with terrorist groups, and requesting that the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) provide each Congressman 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-CA ), " appalled ", said " I urge the rest of my colleagues to join me in denouncing this witch hunt.

" She was echoed by Keith Ellison ( D-MN ), 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-OK ) and Congressman Patrick McHenry ( R-NC ), then wrote IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman on November 16, 2009, asking that CAIR be investigated for excessive lobbying and failing to register as a lobbying organization.