Sen. Josh Hawley Asks AG Garland to Investigate Groups Funding Pro-Palestinian Protests

‘By supporting illegal acts while enjoying tax-exempt status, dark-money groups and foundations are defrauding the American people,’ said Sen. Josh Hawley.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) asks questions to witnesses as they testify before the Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, in Washington on Sept. 21, 2021. Ken Cedeno/Pool/Getty Images

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling on the Biden administration to investigate groups that fund pro-Palestinan protests at multiple college campuses across the United States.

In a letter dated May 7 to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Mr. Hawley stated that third-party groups providing financial support for anti-Semitic protests on campus should not enjoy tax-exempt status, asking the attorney general to examine the matter further.