Biden’s USAID Nominee ‘Lobbied’ to remove Terror-Linked Group from U.S. Blacklist

President Biden’s pick to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development, Samantha Power, previously “lobbied” to remove an Iranian organization funding terrorism from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list. The unearthed effort, revealed via a letter from Senator Charles Grassley, notes that “several emails uncovered during my investigation show that while you were the Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), you were involved in efforts to delist (Islamic Relief Agency) ISRA from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list.” ISRA, which has aided and funneled millions to Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists, appears to have enjoyed help from then-UN