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Hasan Piker Subpoena — OFAC Investigation into Cuba Trip 🇨🇺

Hasan Piker Subpoena — OFAC Investigation into Cuba Trip 🇨🇺

Last updated: 27 May 2026 Shelf: US Politics

Summary

Hasan Piker (Twitch streamer / political commentator, known as HasanAbi) was reportedly subpoenaed by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in late May 2026 over his participation in a humanitarian convoy to Cuba.

Timeline

Date Event
March 2026 Piker travels to Cuba with CodePink's "Nuestra América Convoy" (~650 delegates, 33 countries, 120 orgs) delivering medical supplies, food, solar panels
Sat 23 May Fox News Digital breaks the story that OFAC administrative subpoenas have been issued to Piker and CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin
Sun 24 May Piker addresses the subpoena on his 6-hour Twitch livestream, visibly shaken, calling it "bulls---" but "not great"
Mon 25 May Piker does stream titled "FEDS ARE AFTER ME" naming billionaire Neville Roy Singham as the funding source behind these political operations
Tue 26 May Multiple follow-up articles; Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) mocks Piker; Piker lashes out at Democrats
Wed 27 May Further analysis and fallout across platforms

What Happened

Federal officials issued administrative subpoenas ("Requests for Information" / RFIs) to Hasan Piker and CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin. The investigation concerns the March 2026 trip to Cuba where Piker joined the "Nuestra América Convoy" (Our America Convoy).

OFAC is investigating potential violations of U.S. sanctions laws against Cuba, including:

  • Unlicensed travel-related transactions
  • Potential stays at hotels on the U.S. State Department's restricted list
  • Financing, coordinating, or delivering goods to Cuba
  • Contact with Cuban government personnel/entities

~40 American citizens are reportedly under scrutiny, with more subpoenas expected.

Piker's Response

  • Called the investigation "bulls---" and claimed "everything we did was cleared by Treasury"
  • Appeared "visibly shaken" on his livestream
  • Argued the investigation is really about his anti-Israel and anti-U.S. stances, not Cuba
  • Named Neville Roy Singham (American tech billionaire based in Shanghai) as the funder behind CodePink, ANSWER Coalition, Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) and other political operations
  • Trashed Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and "Blue MAGA" Democrats for not defending him

Neville Roy Singham Connection

  • Fox News previously published a 5-part investigation into Singham's $278 million network of pro-communist nonprofits since 2017
  • On 25 May stream, Piker named Singham as the "funding vehicle" behind multiple political operations
  • Singham is an American tech billionaire, now based in Shanghai, with ties to the Chinese Communist Party
  • This admission was widely covered by right-wing and mainstream outlets

Drop Site News Contradiction

Ryan Grim (Drop Site News) reported that both Piker and Benjamin told him they had not actually been served subpoenas and learned about it through Fox News coverage first.

Political Fallout

  • Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) amplified a viral mocking video about Piker not voting for Kamala Harris, with comment "I mean Kamala would have never"
  • Piker lashed out at "every centrist blue maga" celebrating the subpoenas as "f*cking morons"
  • Framed as a broader federal crackdown on foreign influence operations

News Sources

Mainstream & Right-Wing

  1. Fox News Digital (original reporting, 23 May): Trump administration subpoenas Hasan Piker in Cuba sanctions investigation
  2. NY Post (25 May): Hasan Piker looks shaken on stream
  3. Kotaku (24 May): Twitch Streamer Hasan Piker Subpoenaed Over Aid Trip To Cuba
  4. TMZ (24 May): Twitch Streamer Hasan Piker Reportedly Subpoenaed in Federal Cuba Probe
  5. Jerusalem Post (24 May): US subpoenas Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin over Cuba trip

Right-Wing Coverage

  1. Breitbart (26 May): Hasan Piker Melts Down over Cuba Subpoena
  2. Daily Caller (26 May): Hasan Piker Admits Tech Mogul With Ties To China Is Funding Political Movements
  3. PJ Media (23 May): Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin Subpoenaed by Trump Administration
  4. RedState (26 May): Neville Singham Exposed: Hasan Piker Drops New Funding Bombshell

International

  1. Times of India (24 May): Why was HasanAbi subpoenaed?
  2. Al Bawaba (24 May): US authorities subpoena political streamer Hasan Piker

Leftist Perspective

  1. Caitlin Johnstone (26 May): Yet Another Escalation In The Empire's War On Activism And Journalism

Reddit Discussion

Subreddit Title Upvotes Link
r/Fauxmoi The Trump federal government subpoenaed Hasan Piker 3,371 Link
r/Hasan_Piker This is so fucked 3,283 Link
r/Asmongold Hasan 'I don't flaunt my money' Piker 1,421 Link
r/PoursTea Hasan Piker and Medea from Code Pink are subpoenaed 1,299 Link
r/LeftoversH3 Hasan responds to federal subpoena over Cuba mission 559 Link
r/EnoughCommieSpam Looks Like the Commie Influencer's Actions Finally Caught Up 260 Link
r/LAinfluencersnark Federal officials have served Subpoenas to Twitch streamer 244 Link
r/Destiny Hasan's response to a federal subpoena 154 Link
r/TankieTheDeprogram Hasan Piker's FBI Subpoena is the Tip of the Iceberg 53 Link
r/BreakingPoints Hasan Piker just says it out loud (Singham admission) — Link

Twitter/X Activity

  • Medea Benjamin (@medeabenjamin): "Taking medical supplies to pediatric hospitals in Cuba is now a crime? Saving the lives of babies is a crime?"
  • Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX): Amplified mocking video, commented "I mean Kamala would have never"
  • @TalkUrShxxtNene (Threads): Created the viral mocking video Crockett amplified
  • Hasan Piker: Ranted about "every centrist blue maga" celebrating subpoenas as "f*cking morons", blamed Kamala & Hillary losing to Trump

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