The Trump Administration Is Effectively Combating Hamas Fundraising and Hamas-Inspired Terrorism Inside the US
Source: https://www.facebook.com/americanspectator/. "Trump Administration Cracks Down on Hamas in the US | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics." October 9, 2026. spectator.org
The Gist
The author says the Trump administration is aggressively going after people in the US who fund or are inspired by Hamas, and points to a list of recent arrests, indictments, seizures, and sentences as proof. He argues this work is getting too little attention and hopes it leads to more wins against domestic terrorism.
Conclusion
The Trump administration is working hard and effectively to bring Hamas and its sympathizers to justice in the United States, and its arrests and prosecutions will hopefully produce further victories against domestic terrorism.
Premises
- Hamas poses a growing threat to the U.S. through fundraising networks and by inspiring terrorism in the homeland, and this threat is often ignored.
- The DOJ recently unsealed an indictment of Saleem Al-Zaq and arrested Omar Adhami, Abdel Adhami, and Raed Yousef for funneling money to Hamas through fraudulent humanitarian campaigns. It also coordinated with France to arrest three associates and designated others under E.O. 13224.
- The administration has taken many other actions: seizing over $560,000 in cryptocurrency bound for Hamas, charging Reda Sabassi and Catherine Washburn for terror financing, securing a guilty plea from a Pakistani national plotting an attack on a New York Jewish center, and arresting an alleged DFLP operative in Louisiana.
- These actions have produced convictions and severe penalties, such as Casey Goonan's sentence of over 19 years for Hamas-inspired arson and firebombing attacks, and potential 20-year sentences for the alleged Hamas financiers.
- The volume, range, and international coordination of these enforcement actions show a sustained, concerted effort against Hamas-linked activity in the US.
Assumptions
- The number and variety of arrests, indictments, and seizures reflect a deliberate administration priority rather than routine law enforcement or the continuation of prior administrations' work.
- Arrests, indictments, and convictions are good measures of effectiveness in reducing the threat.
- The allegations in DOJ indictments and complaints are accurate and will hold up in court.
- Hamas's threat to the US is real and growing, and is not being adequately addressed by the public or media.
- Credit for DOJ and Treasury actions belongs to the Trump administration specifically.
- Individuals inspired by Hamas, such as Goonan, can reasonably be grouped with Hamas financiers and operatives as 'Hamas and its sympathizers'.