Did China and Cuba fund US socialists? Florida’s attorney general demands answers
Florida’s attorney general has issued an investigative subpoena to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to determine whether the group accepted money or other support from the Chinese and Cuban governments. Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the move in a video posted on social media on Tuesday, saying his office wanted to establish whether the organisation “accepted contributions or…
Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued a subpoena to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to investigate whether the group accepted contributions or support from the Chinese and Cuban governments. The subpoena seeks documents related to the DSA's delegations to Cuba and China, as well as their travel fund campaigns.
Attorney General Uthmeier emphasized that Florida law prohibits accepting contributions from foreign sources of concern and requires organizations to be transparent about how money is raised and used. The DSA, the largest socialist organization in the US with over 100,000 members, has not yet responded to the subpoena.
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