The Trump administration is weighing potential federal investigations into CodePink and other left-leaning activist groups, sparking concerns over free speech and government overreach in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche suggested Tuesday that the Department of Justice could probe whether protesters who disrupted Trump’s recent dinner in Washington were part of an organized effort. CodePink, which took credit for the protest, insists it is a nonviolent peace organization. “We practiced nonviolent and non-threatening free speech,” the group said, calling the scrutiny an intimidation tactic.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson accused left-wing groups of fueling riots and coordinating attacks, saying the administration would “get to the bottom of this vast network.” Trump himself has branded the protesters “professional agitators” who “should be put in jail.”
CodePink, founded in 2002 during the Iraq War, has long organized anti-war demonstrations, often through disruptive but nonviolent tactics. The group has confronted leaders from both parties and received the U.S. Peace Prize in 2014 for grassroots activism.
Civil liberties advocates warn that labeling protests as potential terrorism risks criminalizing dissent. The DOJ has not confirmed whether an investigation will proceed.
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