ActBlue Could Face DOJ Charges as 10 Officials Plead the Fifth in House Probe
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 29
ActBlue Could Face DOJ Charges as 10 Officials Plead the Fifth in House Probe
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 29
Summary
Bryan Steil said he expects the Justice Department could bring criminal charges against ActBlue if prosecutors conclude they can prove a crime tied to foreign money flowing through the platform.
The Wisconsin Republican said House investigators found ActBlue lacked fraud-prevention controls needed to stop foreign funds from reaching Democratic campaigns, and he pledged to keep the congressional probe moving.
10 ActBlue executives and founders have invoked the Fifth Amendment in committee interviews or hearings, including CEO Regina Wallace-Jones, while the company denies wrongdoing and calls the investigation partisan.
A report released earlier this month said employees approved some questioned donations and that passport checks accepted the right number of characters rather than a valid U.S. passport code; ActBlue has since added passport-based identity verification.
Trump ordered a federal investigation in April 2025, though its status is unclear, and Steil said the broader aim is to update campaign-finance law for the digital era.