“Ex-Jihadist linked to LeT camps in Pakistan appointed to Donald Trump’s White House advisory board”, Times of India, May 17, 2025:
“A former jihadist operative from the US who had allegedly attended proscribed terror outfit Lashker e Taiba’s training camp in Pakistan in 2000, helped other jihadists gain entry to these camps and engaged in terrorist activities in Kashmir, including firing at Indian positions, has been appointed by the Donald Trump regime to the White House Advisory Board of Lay Leaders.
Ismail Royer and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, co-founder of Zaytuna Collegewere listed despite their alleged affiliations with Islamic jihadists and proscribed terror groups including LeT, al Qaeda and HAMAS, according to US investigative journalist Lara Loomer. Royer, who was Rendell Royer till he converted to Islam in 2000, was convicted by a US court in 2004 and handed a 20-year jail sentence for terrorist activities that targeted Americans — specifically, as part of the Virginia jihadi network.
He was investigated by the FBI and in 2003, indicted on terrorism-related charges, including conspiracy to levy war against the US and providing material support toal-Qaeda and LeT. He pleaded guilty in 2004 to aiding and abetting the use of firearms and explosives, receiving a 20-year sentence but serving only 13 years, Loomer posted on X on Saturday. As per the White House statement, Ismail Royer serves as Director of the Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team for the Religious Freedom Institute……”
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