Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said House investigators are moving forward with efforts to identify and disrupt the funding behind anti-ICE protests, pointing to a bipartisan subpoena targeting billionaire Neville Singham and warning that criminal proceedings could follow if he continues to evade Congress.
Luna discussed the investigation during an exchange with Jesse Watters, who asked about the status of inquiries into who is financing the protests.
“Congresswoman, I know you guys are investigating some of the funding behind this stuff, and I know cash Patel is what can you tell us?” Watters asked.
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Luna said the House Oversight Committee has already taken formal action against Singham after he declined to cooperate with congressional investigators.
“Look, recently we had, and I actually had made the motion to send a subpoena. It was passed bipartisan from House Oversight for Neville seeing him for his refusal to come before Congress and accept receipt of our invitation to talk about the funding that he’s been launching against the American people that are largely contributing to some of these violent protests,” Luna said.
She argued that the activities tied to the funding ultimately benefit China and said Singham has openly aligned himself with communist ideology.
“But to be clear, Jesse, this is only benefiting China. Neville Singham has been funding these communist and socialist groups. He’s a self proclaimed Leninist and Marxist, and he again, is refusing to come into the United States,” Luna said.
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Luna said congressional leadership has also taken steps to involve federal agencies in the matter, including the Treasury Department.
“We’ve even sent myself and Chairman Comer a letter to the treasury department asking them to freeze his assets, of which we will be following up when we get back to Washington,” she said.
She added that Singham may be entering and leaving the United States quietly to avoid being served with a subpoena.
“And I also heard Jesse that even though we are trying to serve him in an effort to bring him into Congress to testify that he’s been quietly sneaking in and out of this country,” Luna said. “And so yes, if you’re looking for who is funding these it is him, and the Treasury Department does have the authority to freeze his assets.”
Watters questioned how Singham could be moving between countries without authorities being able to intercept him.
“So when he flies into the country and then flies back to Beijing, we don’t have any notice. The CIA doesn’t have or the DOJ doesn’t have any notice what flight he’s on, if it’s private, what airport he’s landing at, we can’t serve him when he lands?” Watters asked.
Luna responded that obtaining that level of information would require a criminal investigation, which she said may be justified under existing law.
“I think that they could get that information, but that would require them to open up a criminal investigation. But again, I think that they have grounds to do so,” she said.
She said she has also contacted the Department of Justice regarding potential violations of federal law.
“I’ve also sent letters to the Department of Justice to try to hit him with a far violation, because he’s not a registered foreign agent for China,” Luna said. “But again, that would require a criminal aspect.”
Luna said Singham’s refusal to comply with the subpoena could lead directly to further legal action.
“But either which way, he’s not receiving and he will not, in my opinion, accept receipt of the subpoena, which means we’ll be able to hold him in contempt of Congress, so that would then initiate the criminal proceedings,” she said.
The exchange concluded with a lighter moment after Watters made a remark about Singham’s public appearances.
“Are you even allowed to frolic around China with pink shirts like that?” Watters asked.
“I think if you are showing on behalf of the Communist Chinese party, probably,” Luna replied.
“It’s definitely a fashion violation, that’s for sure,” Watters said.
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