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Rubio: Designating Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organization ‘In the Works’

Rubio said there could be legal challenges behind such a designation.
Rubio: Designating Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organization ‘In the Works’
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood top figure Mohamed el-Beltagy flashes the four finger symbol known as "Rabaa" from behind the defendant's cage as the judge reads out the verdict sentencing him and more than 100 other defendants at the police academy in Cairo, Egypt, on May 16, 2015. Khaled Desouki /AFP/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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The U.S. designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization is “in the works,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Aug. 12.

“I got to ask you: Why wouldn’t you guys designate the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR?” radio host Sid Rosenberg asked Rubio, referring to the Council on American–Islamic Relations.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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