It is too late to have an effect on this year’s election, but it should end the money laundering scheme that is allowing ActBlue to distribute millions of dollars to democratic candidates. Bu, it could lead to prison time for some ActBlue executives ad those who are funding them with hundreds of million dollars in laundered money. Of course, that will only happen if Trump wins the election. Kamala Harris will assign any investigation to the FBI/DNC.
Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, a Republican, has issued a press release announcing that he has subpoena to ActBlue to explain what their security protocols is for donations. He believes their lax security invites bad foreign actors to influence US elections by dumping huge sums of money to ActBlue.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR NEWSLETTERSteil says:
“We cannot allow foreign actors to influence our elections through campaign financing.”
“The Committee’s investigation uncovered that foreign actors might be taking advantage of ActBlue’s inadequate security protocols. To ensure that foreign money is not being laundered through ActBlue, we are requesting a series of documents and communications related to their donor security and verification policies. Preventing foreign interference in U.S. elections has been my top priority as Chairman and this next step in our investigation is crucial to achieving that goal.”
Last year it was discovered that ActBlue was taking in fake donations and shelling out millions in 2020 and 2022. Gretchen Whitmer got $18 million and Sen Raphael Warnock received $24 Million. Many other millions found their way into the campaign coffers of various other Democrats. Steil’s office noted that on September 6, 2024, Chairman Steil introduced H.R. 9488, the Secure Handling of Internet Electronic Donations (SHIELD) Act.
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELThe press release explained:
“The legislation prohibits political committees from accepting an online contribution unless the contributor provides the CVV and billing address associated with the card and from accepting online contributions from prepaid cards. It also adopts a top legislative recommendation from the FEC to prohibit individuals from knowingly aiding or abetting a person making a contribution in the name of another person.”
House Republicans have subpoenaed Democrat Party fundraising portal ActBlue over allegations of illegally funneling foreign money to campaigns.
Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, a Republican, said in a press release on Wednesday that he subpoenaed “documents related to ActBlue’s donor verification policies and the potential for foreign actors to use the platform to launder illicit money into U.S. political campaigns.”
ActBlue has handled over $1.5 billion in donations from approximately seven million donors.
Fox News reporter Chad Pergram obtained a statement from ActBlue regarding the subpoena.
“ActBlue has received Chairman Steil’s latest inquiry and will respond to address the continued inaccuracies and misrepresentations about our platform, as we have done previously,” the statement began. “We rigorously protect donors’ security and maintain strict anti-fraud compliance practices. We have zero tolerance for fraud on our platform.”
