Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin Subpoenaed by Trump Administration
Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin have been subpoenaed by the Trump administration as part of an investigation into potential violations of U.S. laws regarding support for Cuba's communist regime. The subpoenas seek information about their trip to Cuba, where they were accused of cozying up to the regime while claiming to provide humanitarian aid. This investigation is part of a broader scrutiny of U.S. organizations allegedly coordinating with Cuban officials.
- ▪The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued subpoenas to Piker and Benjamin.
- ▪The investigation focuses on whether U.S. organizations violated laws and sanctions while supporting Cuba.
- ▪Piker and Benjamin were part of a group that traveled to Cuba under the guise of humanitarian aid but faced criticism for their actions during the trip.
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Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin Subpoenaed by Trump Administration Sarah Anderson | 11:30 PM on May 23, 2026 Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP Remember back in March when Marxist influencer Hasan Piker, members of Code Pink, and other commies went to Cuba to essentially back up the regime, denounce Donald Trump and the United States, and make a mockery of the lives of the Cuban people? Well, it looks like they Trump administration isn't letting that go lightly. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Fox New Digital is reporting that the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued administrative subpoenas to Piker and Medea Benjamin, the…
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