Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK) has formally requested that Attorney General Pam Bondi launch an investigation into the activist group Code Pink for potential violations of federal law. Specifically, Cotton is asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to determine if the organization has violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and if its activities constitute material support to foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs).
This request, sent in a letter to the Attorney General on Friday, follows calls by multiple members of Congress for an investigation into the group’s financial and advocacy activities.
Cotton’s request highlights significant financial ties between Code Pink and sources linked to the Chinese government.
The letter states that since 2017, Code Pink has received over $1.4 million, approximately 25 percent of its total funding, from sources connected to Neville Roy Singham, a tech executive married to Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans. Singham has been reported to work closely with the Chinese government media machine, financing propaganda globally. This influx of cash coincides with a documented shift in Code Pink’s stance on China.
Prior to 2017, Evans made critical statements regarding human rights abuses in China, but afterward, she began describing China as “a defender of the oppressed.” In 2020, the organization launched its “China Is Not Our Enemy” campaign, and notably stopped criticizing and began defending the government’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims, going so far as to describe Uyghurs as “terrorists” and advocating against evidence of forced labor in Xinjiang to Congress.
Cotton argues that these activities, combined with the funding, raise serious questions about whether Code Pink and the individuals involved have violated FARA by failing to register as agents of the Chinese Communist Party.
Beyond the FARA concerns, the Senator’s letter raises alarm over Code Pink’s alleged connections to designated FTOs. Cotton points out that the organization has partnered with and advocated for individuals and groups such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
For example, in January 2023, Code Pink partnered with Samidoun, an organization designated as a front for the PFLP. Together, they organized a campaign demanding the release of Ahmad Sa’adat, the PFLP Secretary-General convicted and sentenced for leading the terrorist organization responsible for multiple attacks.
Senator Cotton asserts that these actions prompt an investigation into whether Code Pink has provided material support to designated FTOs, which would be a violation of federal law. The letter concludes with a request for Attorney General Bondi to investigate both the FARA and the material support allegations against Code Pink and its personnel.
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