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Rep. Luna Files Assault Charge, Accuses CODEPINK of CCP Funding

6/6/2026

Summary

Story summary

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) filed to press assault charges after CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin touched her arm.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) alleged that the Chinese Communist Party funds CODEPINK, citing a Cuba-sponsored trip that Secretary of State Marco Rubio said was paid for by the Cuban government.
CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin denied physical contact on X and accused Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) of lying about the incident.

History

Historical Context

In 1975 the Senate’s Church Committee, chaired by Idaho Senator Frank Church, was approved by an 82-4 vote and exposed CIA domestic programs such as MK-ULTRA and Project SHAMROCK, prompting reforms like the permanent Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Executive Order 11905. Today Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s claim that the Chinese Communist Party funds CODEPINK echoes those historic revelations about covert foreign influence.

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Story summary

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) filed to press assault charges after CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin touched her arm.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) alleged that the Chinese Communist Party funds CODEPINK, citing a Cuba-sponsored trip that Secretary of State Marco Rubio said was paid for by the Cuban government.
CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin denied physical contact on X and accused Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) of lying about the incident.

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