Minnesota fraud probe fuels IRS crackdown calls on nonprofit accused of Hamas links

FIRST ON FOX: The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is facing heightened scrutiny as House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith referred the group to the IRS for a probe into whether the nonprofit should lose its tax-exempt status, citing alleged misuse of taxpayer funds, potential violations of federal law and support for unlawful activity.

"Tax-exempt status is a privilege, not a right," Smith, a Republican from Missouri, told Fox News Digital Tuesday.