Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a sharp response after CAIR announced it would sue the state for designating the group as a foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organization.
Abbott welcomed the legal fight, saying: “That’s great. The lawsuits will open the doors to their financial transactions. The AG will have a heyday.”
The confrontation escalates an already explosive clash between Texas and CAIR, after Abbott became the first governor to formally classify the organization as tied to extremist activity. CAIR’s legal threat signals they intend to challenge the designation aggressively, while Abbott appears confident the state will use the lawsuit to expose the group’s funding networks.
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