Trump's Commission Faces Scandal: Fired Member, Resignation, Probe

0:00On March 14, a scandal is rocking the Religious Liberty Commission, set up by former President Donald Trump at the Justice Department, Carrie Prejune Boehler, a longtime Trump ally and former Miss California runner-up, was fired after questioning the link between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism during a hearing on rising anti-Jewish sentiment. Now, a second member has quitten protest, and a top Republican lawmaker is calling for federal probe. The trouble started at a February 9 hearing tied to the October 7, 2023, a tax by Hamas. Prejune Boehler challenged witnesses on whether criticizing Israel equates to hating Jews, drawing parallels to Vatican views that reject strong, Christian support for the Jewish state. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who chairs the commission, removed her two days later, saying no one could derail the event for personal reasons. Samira Munshi, the board's only Muslim woman, resigned on Friday, calling the firing

1:02and attack on free speech and faith rights, the very things the commission aims to protect. Meanwhile, Kentucky Representative Thomas Massey wrote to House Committee's demanding an investigation, noting the irony of ousting someone from a Trump-creative group meant to safeguard religious expression. Prejune Boehler, 38 and married with two kids, built her fame in 2009, defending traditional marriage views at the Miss USA, Pagein, which Trump then owned. She's set by him for 16 years, even joining recent commission meetings, but now accuses insiders of pushing war agendas. This ripped highlights tensions over Israel policy and free speech and faith circles, with the White House staying silent as questions mount about the Commission's future.