Amy V. Doukoure is lead staff attorney for the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations,
Case
Mike Rogers accused Abdul El-Sayed of funding his Senate campaign with terrorist-group money. The case examines the allegation, FEC records documenting outside-support transfers, related public responses, and whether any record establishes a direct payment from a designated organization.
Role at the time: Lead staff attorney for the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
Responding to
Mike Rogers’s allegation about Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign received funding from a terrorist organization?
“Just by tying him, even if it’s a false tie, to bad actors or whatnot, they are able to stigmatize him, because that is how they’ve been stigmatizing our community for decades.”
Doukoure challenged the characterization and effect of recurring attempts to link El-Sayed to alleged bad actors. Her statement predates and does not directly address Rogers’s specific campaign-finance allegation.
Statement dates: September 7, 2026
Statement dates: September 7, 2026
