The Jelutong member of parliament said Hadi had made a serious allegation that US representatives had approached Pas leaders and offered assistance to topple the Malaysian government.
Rayer said Hadi had also claimed that the matter involved senior Pas leaders and that he later met the US ambassador.
He said the claims concerned national security and alleged interference by a foreign power in Malaysia's constitutional and democratic affairs.
Rayer said the US Embassy had rejected the allegation, saying the US had never sought to determine Malaysia's political leadership and that reports suggesting otherwise were false.
He said there were 2 possibilities: either Hadi was telling the truth, or he was not.
"If Hadi is telling the truth, then the United States has some very serious questions to answer.
"However, if Washington's denial is accurate, the US should consider legal action rather than simply issuing a diplomatic denial.
"This is a very serious matter. A mere lip service diplomatic denial by the US is not enough," he said today.
Rayer said legal action against Hadi, if his claims were untrue, would allow Malaysians to determine who was telling the truth.
The US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur today denied ever seeking to determine Malaysia's political leadership, calling any suggestion otherwise false.
The statement followed a claim by Hadi that a US Embassy representative had once asked him who the party proposed as prime minister.
Hadi said the meeting took place when Pas was still part of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition, around the time of then US president Barack Obama's visit to Malaysia.
He made the claim during his winding-up speech at the party's 72nd Pas Annual Muktamar in Kota Baru yesterday. - NST
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