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A coalition of Black churches are calling for Al Sharpton to be suspended from MSNBC until an investigation is complete over payments he received from Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign. 

 The Harris campaign made two separate $250,000 donations to Sharpton’s National Action Network just ahead of Sharpton sitting down for an interview with the then-presidential candidate. 

The network previously said they were unaware of the payments . The donations were part of a flurry of payments to various groups for the campaign in a get out the vote effort for the election. The National Black Church Initiative, which represents more than 150,000 churches and 27.7 million members, released a statement this week calling for Sharpton’s suspension until an investigation into the matter is completed. 

 “This type of action puts a moral stain on the integrity of the Black Church,” the group wrote. The statement was released on Tuesday through Facebook and first covered by the Washington Free Beacon on Thursday.