US EditionHouse Republicans threaten Democratic fundraising firm ActBlue CEO with contempt of Congress in fraud probe
Republicans say ActBlue may have withheld subpoenaed records as they investigate possible foreign donations and seek to compel compliance within 2 weeks.
- On Tuesday, Bryan Steil, Jim Jordan, and James Comer wrote to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones, alleging the organization withheld documents "to impede our investigation" into potential foreign donations.
- The letter follows reporting this month that lawyers warned Wallace-Jones may have misled Congress regarding vetting procedures; House committees have investigated allegations of "bad actors to make fraudulent political donations, including from foreign sources" for over a year.
- Kimberly Peeler-Allen, chairwoman of ActBlue's board, claimed "less than 1%" of 2024 donations came from foreign sources, while ActBlue stated in early April that Wallace-Jones "never made false statements to Congress."
- House Republican aides told CBS News that voting to hold Wallace-Jones in contempt of Congress remains an option, with committees demanding compliance with subpoenas within two weeks.
- Democrats have denounced these investigations as a political witch hunt, arguing that Republicans ignore WinRed, the leading processor of Republican donations, following President Trump's order to investigate potential foreign contributions.
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