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El-Sayed signed 2012 letter urging Egypt's Morsi to purge media and police

Reports say Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed signed a 2012 letter backing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's actions and calling for a purge of media and police.

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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers met in their second and final Michigan Senate debate in Detroit, less than two weeks before Election Day.(source: story 4, Oct 21)(source: story 5, Oct 22) Several polls show El-Sayed with a narrow lead over Rogers in the race to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters.(source: story 5, Oct 22)

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  • Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed signed a 2012 letter to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, reports say.
  • The letter called on Morsi to purge the media and police, according to reports.
  • The letter was published in Arabic on the Egyptian news website Al-Ahram Gate in November 2012, reports say.
  • The letter listed 46 signatories identified as leaders of the Egyptian-American community, including a Dr. Abdul Rahman El-Sayed of New York, reports say.
  • El-Sayed now says he disavows the Muslim Brotherhood, reports say.
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Says El-Sayed backed a Muslim Brotherhood power grab

New York Post (Politics): El-Sayed under fire for once signing letter urging Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to ‘purge media and police’

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Right-leaning outlets report that El-Sayed signed a 2012 letter urging Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood-linked president to purge the media and police, and that he now disavows the group.

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Says El-Sayed received donations from letter co-signers

Breitbart (Politics): Abdul El-Sayed Funded by Fellow Co-Signers of Muslim Brotherhood Support Letter

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Far-right outlets report that El-Sayed received over $25,000 from at least six men who co-signed the 2012 Muslim Brotherhood support letter.

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