US EditionTrump targets major Democratic donor platform ActBlue
- President Trump issued a memorandum on Thursday targeting online fundraising platforms.
- This action followed Republican accusations and congressional investigations into alleged unlawful fundraising activities.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi received direction in the memorandum to investigate claims about illegal contributions.
- Reports cited 237 donations originating from foreign IPs using prepaid cards over 30 days.
- Bondi will provide the investigation findings to the President via counsel.
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“The Next Version of 'The Big Lie'”: Trump Orders Probe into Dem Fundraising Platform ActBlue
President Trump is calling for the Justice Department to investigate ActBlue, the online fundraising platform used by most Democratic politicians. Trump accused ActBlue of allowing fraudulent donations. ActBlue called the claims “baseless.” WinRed, the Republican fundraising platform, has also faced reports of donor-related issues, though is not named in Trump’s memo to Attorney General Pam Bondi. ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones called Trump’s …
Donald Trump Asks DOJ To Do Him Little Favor, 'Investigate' ActBlue Ahead Of Midterms
What’d That Man do THIS time? Photo by Tran Mau Tri Tam ✪ on UnsplashDonald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to open an investigation of ActBlue, the fundraising platform that processes most small-dollar donations for Democratic candidates, because making it harder for the political opposition to operate is just a basic part of the authoritarian toolkit, duh. The order itself, if you’re interested in knowing the pretext for the DOJ “inve…
Trump orders DOJ to investigate Somerville-based ActBlue, Democrats' top fundraising platform
Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi in an executive order signed Thursday to investigate allegations made by Republicans that ActBlue allows illegal campaign donations. The Somerville-based platform said it would pursue “all legal avenues to protect and defend itself.”
ACT RED: Foreign Donations and Our Growing Anger at the House
In a move that might seem like progress to some, the White House has launched an investigation into unlawful straw donations and foreign contributions in American elections. A step in the right direction, yes. But let’s be clear—this is only a small part of a much bigger picture. Do we really think a handful of […] The post ACT RED: Foreign Donations and Our Growing Anger at the House appeared first on The Hayride.
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