Abdul El-Sayed fields accusations of family ties to terror orgs. as midterms apporach - report

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged his sister-in-law was involved in a federal terrorist watchlist lawsuit during the Obama administration, according to a Fox News report. El-Sayed also faces scrutiny over his half-sister's social media posts claiming their mother was active in the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in the 1970s. El-Sayed has denied knowledge of his mother's activities and urged voters to judge him by his own actions.

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged on Saturday that his sister-in-law, Miriam Jukaku, was involved in a federal terrorist watchlist lawsuit during the Obama administration, according to a Fox News report. The acknowledgment comes days before El-Sayed is scheduled to appear alongside former president Barack Obama at a campaign event ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. El-Sayed told Fox that Jukaku "did nothing wrong" and criticized the watchlist system. The 2016 class action lawsuit alleged Jukaku discovered she was on a terror watch list in 2012 when her boarding pass was stamped with "SSSS," indicating she was a "known or suspected terrorist." The suit claimed the designation was unfounded. Separately, El-Sayed has faced scrutiny over his half-sister's 2012 social media posts claiming their mother was active in the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in the 1970s. El-Sayed has said he does not know what his mother was doing in Egypt during that time, as he was three years old when his parents divorced. The article also notes El-Sayed's past controversies regarding Israel and allegations of antisemitism, including his visit to a Jewish home for Rosh Hashanah and his response to criticism over comments about an attack on Temple Israel.