A Williamsburg coffee shop banned Rep. Dan Goldman over Gaza. Now the Trump DOJ is investigating it.

Poetica Coffee in Williamsburg barred Rep. Dan Goldman over his stance on Gaza, prompting a Trump-era DOJ civil rights investigation into whether political beliefs constitute protected status under federal law.

A Williamsburg coffee shop banned Rep. Dan Goldman over Gaza. Now the Trump DOJ is investigating it.

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