WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi raising concerns about Code Pink’s potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and its growing ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
In part, the letter reads:
“While once an American anti-war group, Code Pink has clearly become an agent of CCP influence in the United States. Despite activities and funding so blatant that even the New York Times acknowledged the organization’s activities ‘usually require’ groups to register under FARA, Code Pink has not registered with the DOJ. This failure to register represents a potential violation of FARA and merits a full investigation.
In his first term, President Trump took long overdue steps to root out malign CCP influence in the United States and counter antisemitism. Under the Biden administration, however, CCP infiltration of American politics and society was allowed to deepen while antisemitism was allowed to rage unchecked on American campuses.”
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Dear Attorney General Bondi:
Yesterday morning, Code Pink activists disrupted the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s “Worldwide Threats” hearing, screaming that “The greatest threat to global safety is Israel.” Code Pink has instigated numerous illegal antisemitic riots at university campuses across the country, including the University of Wisconsin and the University of California, Los Angeles.
I am concerned that Code Pink’s actions extend far beyond anti-war protests, and that the group is actively engaging in propaganda efforts to support the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) foreign policy aims, including by undermining U.S.-Israel relations and fueling antisemitism on college campuses. I write to urge you to investigate Code Pink for potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), due to growing evidence of Code Pink’s deep connections with the CCP.
FARA requires all individuals in the United States acting as agents of foreign principals to regularly disclose their status and activities as a foreign agent to the Department of Justice (DOJ). FARA is meant to prevent U.S. organizations from secretly serving the interests of a foreign power and to provide transparency to reduce hostile governments’ abilities to promote propaganda.
Code Pink has a demonstrated track record of operating in the interests of the CCP. Code Pink routinely lobbies for conciliatory U.S. policies on China and aggressively denies reports of CCP atrocities, including the CCP’s genocide against the Uyghur people in Xinjiang. In January 2025, Code Pink acknowledged that it had organized a 10-day “community trip” to Xinjiang—presumably on a tightly-controlled itinerary staged by the Chinese government to help communist authorities continue denying these crimes. Code Pink’s “report” on a past China trip argued that “Taiwan is part of China,” that U.S. bases in Asia were like Japan’s World War II mass abuse of “comfort women,” and that the Americans were the “invaders” in the Korean War.
Instead of condemning China’s use of Uyghurs as slave labor, Code Pink’s founder, Jodie Evans, considers Communist China a “defender of the oppressed and a model for economic growth without slavery or war.” Code Pink operatives regularly disrupt congressional hearings on subjects which the CCP wants to suppress. In 2023, Code Pink operatives disrupted the inaugural hearing of the House Select Committee on China, shouting “China is not our enemy!” The disruption quickly led to a gloating headline in the People’s Daily, the CCP’s main newspaper.
Code Pink also receives significant funding and likely receives direction from agents of the CCP. The New York Times reports that Code Pink receives almost a quarter of its funding from Roy Neville Singham, a multimillionaire based in China, who shares office space and staff with a Chinese propaganda outlet. In one photo, Singham’s office even contained a red banner that read “Always Follow the Party.” Code Pink’s founder, Evans, has been married to Singham since 2017. Code Pink’s position on China has switched from skeptical to unquestioningly supportive since Evans became more involved with Singham and his organization. This suggests that Singham has played a substantial role in shaping Code Pink’s rhetoric and priorities.
While once an American anti-war group, Code Pink has clearly become an agent of CCP influence in the United States. Despite activities and funding so blatant that even the New York Times acknowledged the organization’s activities “usually require” groups to register under FARA, Code Pink has not registered with the DOJ. This failure to register represents a potential violation of FARA and merits a full investigation.
In his first term, President Trump took long overdue steps to root out malign CCP influence in the United States and counter antisemitism. Under the Biden administration, however, CCP infiltration of American politics and society was allowed to deepen while antisemitism was allowed to rage unchecked on American campuses. I know that President Trump, and you as his Attorney General, will take the lead once again in preventing communist China from undermining our national security, spouting their lies unimpeded, and dividing America from Israel. Requiring CCP mouthpieces like Code Pink to register as the foreign agents they are would be a major first step towards this goal.
I urge you to investigate Code Pink for potential violations of FARA, and respectfully ask that you provide answers to the following questions by no later than April 25, 2025:
- Has Code Pink or any of its employees ever registered with the DOJ as a foreign agent acting on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party or any agency, official, or agent of the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)?
- Is it the view of the DOJ that Code Pink is legally obligated to disclose its status as a foreign agent under FARA, considering the organization’s extensive efforts to lobby members of Congress and U.S. federal agencies for conciliatory U.S. policies toward China?
- What actions is the DOJ taking to counter the CCP’s efforts to expand its influence in the United States through funding far-left entities that oppose U.S. foreign policy interests and advocate the interests of foreign adversaries?
- What actions is the DOJ taking to address FARA violations committed by U.S.-domiciled entities that lobby against the foreign policy interests of the U.S. while simultaneously receiving funding from foreign adversaries?
Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
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