A resurfaced video shows political commentator Hasan Piker discussing past correspondence with the Cuban government. The clip has sparked renewed attention amid an ongoing federal subpoena.
In the video from the “Fear&” podcast, Piker described how the Cuban government offered to provide internet access through a contact at the embassy. He clarified that a middleman handled the communication rather than direct outreach to him personally.
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Federal officials have issued subpoenas to Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin as part of an investigation into a March trip to Cuba. The subpoenas come from the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and examine possible violations of U.S. sanctions laws.
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Four Democratic members of Congress returned from a four-day visit to Cuba with sharp criticism of U.S. energy sanctions. They described conditions on the island as a humanitarian crisis caused by American policy.