
Republican leader targets tax-exempt status of CCP-linked nonprofit tied to violent protests
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House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith demands records from The People's Forum, accusing the nonprofit of operating as an unregistered Chinese agent.
"Using U.S. taxpayer-subsidized tax-exempt status to promote foreign propaganda on behalf of a nation hostile to U.S. interests, while simultaneously justifying terrorism, is unacceptable and potentially in violation of U.S. law," Smith told Fox News Digital in a statement. "The American people deserve transparency, and this Committee will hold The People’s Forum accountable for its ties to the CCP and its role in spreading violence and chaos in our communities."
Within hours of Hamas’ October 7 massacre in Israel, Smith claims the group publicly justified the terrorist attacks, declaring that the perpetrators "have the right to resist" — a statement condemned by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul as "abhorrent and morally repugnant."













