Cruz warns of deaths if El-Sayed wins Senate seat

Sen. Ted Cruz warned at a campaign event in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, that Americans could die if Abdul El-Sayed wins a Senate seat, linking the risk to the Democrat’s possible access to intelligence information and alleging support for the Muslim Brotherhood. Cruz made the remarks Wednesday while campaigning for Republican candidate Mike Rogers. He described a scenario in which El-Sayed could be appointed to the Senate Intelligence Committee, which has access to classified information, and said senators receive security clearance by virtue of election. Cruz said that if his allegation about El-Sayed were correct, there would be a “very real risk” Americans would die. The warning was a prediction tied to Cruz’s allegation, not evidence that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood or would disclose intelligence. The accounts reviewed do not independently substantiate either claim. Cruz also claimed that El-Sayed might alert suspected terrorists to impending apprehensions, but that assertion was not supported by evidence in the reporting. El-Sayed has denied membership or ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. In an interview, he said he had never been and never would be a...