Singham-linked nonprofits defy House ultimatum, blast 'MAGA-led witch hunt'
Two nonprofits linked to Marxist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham have rejected a congressional ultimatum to turn over financial records, accusing lawmakers of using a foreign-influence investigation to target their political views and violate their First Amendment rights.The People's Forum Inc., a New York City-based activist hub, and BreakThrough News, a far-left nonprofit media outlet, fired back in Tuesday letters to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which threatened to haul their leaders — and Singham himself — before Congress to answer questions under oath.The People's Forum blasted the latest congressional crackdown as a "MAGA-led witch hunt."BreakThrough News and its supporters accuse the committee of targeting the outlet over its coverage of Israel and immigration enforcement, while lawmakers maintain the probe concerns the organizations' finances and structure.HOUSE PANEL WARNS SINGHAM-LINKED NONPROFITS: COMPLY WITH SUBPOENAS OR FACE CONGRESSThe U.S.
Capitol, left, and tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham, right.Singham is among 21 individuals identified by the House Ways and Means Committee for potential questioning under oath as lawmakers investigate alleged foreign influence involving his nonprofit funding network.
(CQ-Roll Call, Inc.via Getty Images; Steve Jennings/Getty Images)The showdown comes as the Republican-led committee, headed by Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., investigates whether millions of dollars flowing through Singham's network of tax-exempt nonprofits are being used to advance Chinese Communist Party interests in the United States."This approach is tantamount to holding the staff of BreakThrough News hostage," attorneys for BreakThrough News wrote in their Oct.
20 response, accusing the committee of threatening seven newsroom employees with depositions unless the outlet abandons its constitutional objections.The attorneys also challenged the committee's foreign-influence allegations, pointing to its reference to Singham, who l...