Capitol Police Escort Medea Benjamin From House Hearing as CodePink Faces Scrutiny Over $1.33 Million
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 16
Capitol Police Escort Medea Benjamin From House Hearing as CodePink Faces Scrutiny Over $1.33 Million
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 16
Summary
About 30 minutes into a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing, Capitol Police escorted CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin and two other activists out over protest T-shirts backing Iran and Cuba.
The hearing examined alleged foreign influence "Trojan horses," with Republican witnesses tying CodePink to tech investor Neville Roy Singham, who Fox News Digital says has funneled $278 million into left-wing groups, including $1.33 million to CodePink.
Benjamin denied taking direction from the Chinese Communist Party and described herself as anti-war, while ranking Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove objected that the activists had not been verbally disruptive.
Witnesses argued Singham-linked groups and allied organizations amplify pro-Beijing narratives and have influenced U.S. protests and even data-center fights in 14 states, though no criminal charges have been filed.