By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Monday it opened a probe into a small coffee shop chain in New York City which posted online that it would have turned away pro-Israel U.S. Representative Dan Goldman had it recognized him during a weekend visit."The Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation and will bring an enforcement action if warranted," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said on X.
DOJ probes coffee shop chain in New York after it bars pro-Israel US lawmaker
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