Sen Ted Cruz slams groups funding Kirk protests as FBI’s Kash Patel backs bill

Senator Ted CruzR-TEXAS, organizations and individuals who were bombed claiming to finance protests in many memorials of Charlie Kerk, as well as supporting “violent” and “extremist” anti-ingredient and anti-Israel demonstrations.

In July, Cruz made legislation that would allow the Ministry of Justice to impose the law of affected and corrupt organizations (Rico) Accusation of individuals and organizations that claim to finance violent protests.

“I urge the FBI and the Ministry of Justice to follow the money,” Cruz told Fox News Digital. “This violence, we see, the assassination of Charlie Kerk was horrific.

“It was a political assassination.”

The student student, after he was arrested on a video of assassin

“This follows a series of political motivated violence, including Black Lives Matter and Antifa Riot several years ago,” Cruz continued. “Including anti -Semitic riots on the campus of universities that have played over the past two years, including riots supporting the border in American cities.”

Since the assassination of conservative activist Kerk last week, at the local police and the campus A number of students were arrested And the demonstrators who disrupted protests and souvenirs.

Cruz Bill, the financial subscription of the neckless demonstrations and the extremist riots (stoppo), also addresses anti -ice -control riots that occurred in California as well as Out hostile protests Which has been plagued by universities since October 7, 2023, an attack on Israel by Hamas.

Ted Cruz says that hate speech is “completely” in the first amendment after the assassination of Charlie Kerk

The Director of the FBI Cash Patel during the Senate Judicial Committee Certificate on Tuesday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

in A hot judicial hearing in the Senate This week with the FBI director Cash Patel as the main witness, Patel agreed with the alleged financing groups in Cruz.

Cruz Patel interrogated during a session on Tuesday, and asked me whether the FBI would benefit from “congress that transports the financiers of the financiers, and if the riots are added to the list of crimes issued by Rico.”

Patel responded during the session in agreement with Cruz’s confirmation of the bill.

President Donald Trump himself and Vice Chief of Staff Stephen Miller also spoke about groups funding extremist demonstrations.

Cash Patel faces a barbecue in the House

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and President Donald Trump also talked about groups funding extremist demonstrations. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)

“They have organized drops of weapons and the drop -down points of gas masks, and have organized drops of all materials needed to launch riots,” Miller told reporters on Monday. “I think the main point that the president raises is that someone pays for all this. This does not happen for free.”

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Cruz is explicit about condemning the Kirk’s assassination, and when asked whether the accused killer should obtain the death penalty, he told Cruz Fox News Digitter, “The death penalty is completely worth it.”

“I am happy that they are seeking the death penalty,” he added. “The worst crimes deserve the final punishment.”

Prestton Mizell is a writer for Fox News Digital that covers urgent news. Story tips can be sent to Prestton.mizell@fox.com and on xmizellpreston