Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) asked Pam Bondi, the U.S. attorney general, to investigate whether the far left, anti-Israel group Code Pink has violated U.S. law by failing to register as a foreign agent or supporting terror organizations.
“Code Pink has received funding from groups aligned with the Communist Chinese government and partnered with designated foreign terror organizations,” Cotton stated on Friday.
“Multiple members of Congress have called for investigations into these matters. I respectfully add my name to that list and request that the Department of Justice investigate whether Code Pink and the individuals involved have violated Foreign Agents Registration Act by failing to register as agents of the Chinese Communist Party,” the senator wrote, “and whether their support for designated foreign terror organizations constitutes material support in violation of federal law.”
According to Cotton, Code Pink has received more than $1.4 million—about 25% of its funding—since 2017 from the husband of the group’s cofounder who reportedly has close ties to the Chinese government.
In addition to apparent ties to China, Code Pink has “partnered with and advocated for individuals and organizations such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which calls into question whether it has provided material support to designated foreign terror organizations,” Cotton wrote. It also partnered with the PFLP front Samidoun in 2023, he said.
“Alongside Samidoun, Code Pink organized a campaign calling for the release of Ahmad Sa’adat, a PFLP secretary-general who was convicted and sentenced to 30 years for leading a terrorist organization responsible for multiple attacks against Israeli military and civilians,” the senator wrote. “These activities raise serious questions about whether Code Pink has provided material support to designated foreign terror organizations.”
