The Republican Jewish Coalition is unhappy with the Anti-Defamation League bringing charges of anti-Semitism into President-elect Donald Trump's campaign during the election season, saying the group is now in a "compromising position."
Executive director Matt Brooks told the Forward the Anti-Defamation League was at times out of line.
"We need to have an examination," Brooks told the website. "I understand that they are an important watchdog on these things, but it seems to me that at critical times in the course of this campaign, a pattern emerged where the ADL put their thumb on the scale."
The Anti-Defamation League has said on several occasions that Trump and his supporters have used anti-Semitic messages in recent months, including a Trump campaign ad last week.
Brooks told the Forward the group's actions have not put it on good terms with the incoming administration.
"I think it bears watching, and I think that the ADL has put itself potentially in a compromising position going forward, in terms of its ability to interact with the incoming administration," Brooks said.
The New York Times reported last month on the high number of social media posts from Trump supporters during the 2016 campaign that carried anti-Semitic messages.
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