Why Doug Lamborn Referred SFSU's President for Prosecution

Why Doug Lamborn Referred SFSU’s President for Prosecution

Rep. Doug Lamborn has urged the Justice Department to investigate (left to right) SFSU President Lynn Mahoney and SFSU Professors Rabab Abdulhadi and Tomomi Kinukawa for providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

For the third time this year, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) has written a federal department about systemic problems in higher education. Last week, in his second letter on San Francisco State University, he asked the Department of Justice to look into its possible violation of federal law. Campus Watch details his request today at the Washington Examiner:

It turns out hosting a terrorist can have consequences, even when the event is a flop.

Last week, Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., referred for potential prosecution San Francisco State University President Lynn Mahoney, Profs. Rabab Abdulhadi and Tomomi Kinukawa, and the university generally, asking Attorney General Bill Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray to investigate whether they provided material support to a foreign terrorist organization by hosting a Sept. 23 online lecture by unrepentant Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled.

Her appearance was canceled in succession by Zoom and Facebook, then ran for twenty-three minutes on YouTube before that platform halted transmission.

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Winfield Myers

Winfield Myers is managing editor of the Middle East Forum and director of its Campus Watch project, which reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North American universities. He has taught world history and other topics at the University of Michigan, the University of Georgia, Tulane, and Xavier University of Louisiana. He was previously managing editor of The American Enterprise magazine and CEO of Democracy Project, Inc., which he co-founded. Mr. Myers has served as senior editor and communications director at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and is principal author and editor of a college guide, Choosing the Right College (1998, 2001). He was educated at the University of Georgia, Tulane, and the University of Michigan.