Lawler Seeks Probe of NJ Nominee Hamawy Over 1995 WTC Trial Ties

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 4

Michael Lawler said he will push for a full investigation if Adam Hamawy wins in November, arguing the New Jersey Democratic nominee should not access sensitive national security information without answers about his past.
Hamawy won a 12-way primary Tuesday, but scrutiny intensified over his voluntary testimony for Omar Abdel-Rahman in the 1995 World Trade Center bombing case and a 1994 Bosnia trip tied by critics to a Treasury-designated terror financier.
Andrew McCarthy, the former prosecutor in Abdel-Rahman’s case, said Hamawy was not subpoenaed and chose to testify for the cleric, undercutting defenses that cast his appearance as incidental.
Hamawy has called the attacks Islamophobic, said he abhors violence, and pointed to his military service and battlefield record, including praise from Sen. Tammy Duckworth for saving her life.
The controversy now shadows a deep-blue Central Jersey House race, with Democrat Josh Gottheimer also demanding answers as Republicans try to turn Hamawy’s history into a broader 2026 midterm issue.