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• Ex-Obama adviser Stuart Seldowitz arrested after videos showed him repeatedly harassing a Muslim street food vendor with threats and Islamophobic insults
• Seldowitz lost post as chairman at lobbying firm Gotham Government Relations after videos went viral
• NYC Councilwoman Julie Menin condemned Seldowitz's "absolutely horrifying" actions as "vitriolic hate speech" that's "wholly unacceptable"
• Seldowitz attempted to justify comments by claiming vendor was "endorsing terrorism," but vendor said he's received outpouring of community support
• Incident being investigated by NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force; specific charges pending against Seldowitz