Education & Student Groups 1. Undergraduate: Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, class of 2006
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Student Groups: During his time at Georgetown, Bitar served on the executive board of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)
2. Graduate degrees:
Master of Science in Forced Migration from the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar
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Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Georgetown University Law Center, class of 2012, and is admitted to the Maryland Bar
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Government Career & Roles
Early UN & State Department Service
Worked for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia and UNRWA in Jerusalem after Georgetown
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Served at the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Affairs Officer in the Office of the Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, starting as a student trainee and rising through the ranks
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Obama Administration (2013–2017)
Director for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs at the White House National Security Council from 2013 to 2015
Deputy to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N., Samantha Power, from 2015 to 2017
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Trump Years & Congress (2017–2021)
Joined the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as General Counsel for the Democratic members, working closely with Rep. Adam Schiff on the first impeachment of former President Trump
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Biden Administration (2021-2024)
Appointed Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs at the National Security Council in January 2021
As of mid‑2025 he was at the National Security Council, leading intelligence and defense policy.
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Current Role (Mid‑2025)
LegiStorm lists Maher Brian Samir Bitar as serving as Chief Counsel / National Security Adviser in Senator Adam Schiff’s Senate office, with a start date of January 16, 2025, continuing through March 31, 2025
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Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was reportedly losing about $40 million per year, largely due to skyrocketing production costs and declining ad revenue — despite strong ratings--2.42 million viewers in his time slot.
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The show reportedly cost over $100 million annually to produce, including a $15–$20 million salary for Colbert, a 200-person staff, live band, studio, and other expenses
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CBS executives cited steep production costs and no clear path to turning a profit, even as the show remained the top-rated late‑night program in its time slot, drawing around 2.42 million viewers per episode in early 2025
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "THE DEMOCRATS ARE ACCUSING ICE OF MASS KIDNAPPING OF American Citizens.
Not just Democrat voters. These accusations are coming from Democrat Congress Members.
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And, the fact is that they are lying. They are making accusations without one bit of evidence. Scaring people across the nation.
In fact, one Congresswoman claimed that Donald Trump has arrested “Billions” of Americans for deportation.
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If it would not be that there are a lot of uninformed people who get their media only from the left, and who as a result repeat the lies and are themselves scared, it would not be a problem that it is.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "IT CANNOT BE DENIED THAT THERE ARE WELL FINANCED MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES DIRECTED AT CONVERTING JEWS. BOTH IN ISRAEL AND THE DIASPORA.
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When Jews discuss this, everyone agrees that it is a problem, but there is no consensus as to how serious they see the problem to be. The degree of concern ranges from those who want laws passed outlawing missionaries and their activities,
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to those Jews who fear dealing with the whole subject because they fear Christians might get upset by any opposition to proselytization efforts.
But, I want to say this and say it clearly. There is no need for Missionary-Phobia.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I am hearing, from Democrats, things about Zohran Mamdani things similar to what people said in Germany about Hitler in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s.
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Then, too, they ignored ideology and anti-semitism, emphasizing that "He only wants to help German business and Germany prosperity, and equality of all the people."
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I just now heard one Democrat politician after another try desperately to whitewash Mamdani as some idealist who wants to help people. — never mentioning the hate he has preached.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "IT IS TIME TO SAY “ENOUGH”
ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS WHO HAS ENCOURAGED VIOLENT PROTESTERS, ROCK THROWING, AND WORSE, SHOULD BE EXPELLED FROM CONGRESS.
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ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS THAT HAS COMMITTED PERJURY SHOULD BE EXPELLED FROM CONGRESS.
ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS WHO HAS OPPOSED ARREST AND DEPORTATION OF CRIMINALS ILLEGAL MIGRANTS SHOULD BE EXPELLED FROM CONGRESS.
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ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS THAT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE LIKE THE CANDIDATE FOR NY MAYOR MAMDANI, IS CONDONING ANTISEMITISM, AND SHOULD BE EXPELLED FROM CONGRESS.
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