The House already voted to pass the “The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act.” But with Donald Trump returning to the White House next year, some Democrats are viewing the power that the bill gives the executive branch—to label non-profit organizations as “funding terrorism” and strip them of their non-profit status—in a new light.
But is it too late?
Guest: Emily Tamkin, global affairs journalist and the author of The Influence of Soros and Bad Jews.
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