Same group the Dems  endlessly pander to.

Via WaPo:

A civil rights organization for American Muslims says the FBI questioned Muslims in at least eight states over the weekend seeking information about a possible threat from al-Qaeda to carry out pre-election terrorist attacks.

The individuals were asked eight questions, including several specific to al-Qaeda, said Hassan Shibly, a lawyer and the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Florida.

He said his clients were asked whether they knew the al-Qaeda leaders killed in U.S. military airstrikes last month, who U.S. officials believe were connected to the alleged plot, and whether they knew of anyone who wished to cause harm to Americans at home or abroad.

Among those questioned, according to Shibly, were a youth group leader and several wealthy doctors.

Shibly said he was not aware of anything that connected the targeted individuals to each other or to the alleged threat, aside from their religion and ethnicity. It appeared only Muslims of Afghani and Pakistani descent were questioned, he said.

“The FBI actions . . . to conduct a sweep of American Muslim leaders the weekend before the election is completely outrageous and . . . borderline unconstitutional,” Shibly told The Post. “That’s the equivalent of the FBI visiting churchgoing Christians because someone overseas was threatening to blow up an abortion clinic. It’s that preposterous and outrageous.”

The Florida CAIR director, a civil rights attorney, fielded three calls from Floridians on Saturday and three others outside of Florida. The FBI agents gave business cards with contact information to the Muslim Americans they questioned, which they later passed on to Shibly.

In an election that has put American Muslims under the spotlight, three voters from different parts of the country reflect on how the political rhetoric has affected them. (McKenna Ewen, Whitney Leaming, Alice Li/The Washington Post)

He contacted the agents individually, he told The Post, to inquire about what he called a “sweep.” Shibly said the agents told him the names and questions came directly from the FBI national headquarters. The people who were questioned, Shibly said, were not suspected of terrorist activity or under investigation by the FBI.

“When FBI agents show up at your door, people are terrified,” Shibly said. “It does more damage.”