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Who's behind vote to label Muslim Brotherhood a terror group?

After the House Judiciary panel voted along party lines to force a State Department ruling, opinions remain split over the true motivation behind the step.

Muslim Brotherhood's president-elect Mohamed Morsy (R) arrives at the Egyptian Television headquarters for his first televised address to the nation in Cairo June 24, 2012. Morsy's victory in Egypt's presidential election takes the Muslim Brotherhood's long power struggle with the military into a new round that will be fought inside the institutions of state themselves and may force new compromises on the Islamists. Picture taken June 24, 2012. To match Analysis EGYPT-ELECTION/STRUGGLE/   REUTERS/Stringer (
On June 24, 2012, Egyptian President-elect Mohammed Morsi (R) of the Muslim Brotherhood arrives at the Egyptian Television headquarters for his first televised address to the nation in Cairo. — REUTERS

Republicans say their only motivation for designating the Muslim Brotherhood a terror group is to keep Americans safe.

Critics, however, also suspect a trio of outside influences: Egypt. The United Arab Emirates. Donald Trump.

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