

On Monday, a committee in the House of Representatives demanded that the Democratic mega-fundraiser ActBlue disclose to Congress exactly how it verifies the identities of donors, as the platform faces an investigation into alleged foreign funding.
According to Just The News, Congressman Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.), Chairman of the House Administration Committee, sent a letter to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones confirming that the committee would soon be issuing subpoenas for the material in question.
“Our investigation has indicated that these actors may be exploiting existing U.S. donors by making straw donations without the individuals’ or your platform’s knowledge,” Steil wrote. “You explained that your platform did not require contributors to provide their CVV when making an online contribution in all transactions.”
Steil’s request comes as the website, which has long been one of the largest fundraisers for Democratic candidates and left-wing causes, faces accusations of accepting funds from hostile foreign nations, including China, Iran, Venezuela, and Russia, ahead of the 2024 election.
“I write today to demand information on ActBlue’s donor verification policies and the potential for foreign actors, primarily from Iran, Russia, Venezuela, and China, to use ActBlue to launder illicit money into U.S. political campaigns,” Steil continued.
In his letter, he listed the many different types of information he wants ActBlue to hand over to Congress, including: any changes that ActBlue has made to its CVV verification policy since October of 2023; any and all documents related to contributions ActBlue has received from prepaid cards, as well as how many of these cards were from overseas; all reports from American citizens claiming that unauthorized or false donations were made under their name; and a list of entities that ActBlue has deplatformed due to third-party payment processors’ decision “not to process” them.