Far-Left Allies Denounce $39 Million Singham Probe as House Subpoenas 3 Nonprofits
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 24
Far-Left Allies Denounce $39 Million Singham Probe as House Subpoenas 3 Nonprofits
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 24
Summary
Hasan Piker, CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin and other left-wing figures rallied behind BreakThrough News after the House Ways and Means Committee subpoenaed three Singham-linked nonprofits over roughly $39 million in funding.
The committee says it is probing possible Chinese foreign influence in U.S. politics and whether nonprofit law is too weak, adding that the groups failed to produce “a single responsive document” after earlier requests.
BreakThrough News, the People’s Forum and Tricontinental sit at different points in Neville Roy Singham’s network, which investigators say channels money through shell companies and donor-advised funds that can obscure the original source.
A petition-and-fundraising drive began within hours of the subpoenas, with BreakThrough News and allied activists casting the inquiry as “McCarthyism” and a threat to independent journalism rather than addressing the funding allegations.
The subpoenas add to wider scrutiny of Singham’s operations: Fox said federal prosecutors in Manhattan have opened a grand jury probe, while the State Department recently labeled the People’s Forum and CodePink “fellow travelers” in Cuba’s influence campaign.