House GOP threatens contempt against ActBlue
ActBlue has faced scrutiny from lawmakers over its fraud prevention methods and reports of foreign nationals using the platform to send money to Democratic candidates.
A group of House Republicans on Monday threatened ActBlue, the embattled fundraising platform for left-wing candidates, with contempt over their refusal to comply with a subpoena.
ActBlue has faced scrutiny from lawmakers over its fraud prevention methods and reports of foreign nationals using the platform to send money to Democratic candidates.
"ActBlue continues to obstruct this inquiry by making expansive assertions of attorney-client privilege in an attempt to improperly shield documents that are responsive to the Committees’ subpoenas and essential to our oversight," a group of Republicans wrote to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones. "These actions have impeded the Committees’ ability to develop legislation to protect our elections against fraudulent political contributions and foreign interference."
The letter then addresses myriad claims of privilege made by ActBlue when refusing to provide specific documents, before rejecting their claims and demanding the documents.
"[T]he Committees reject ActBlue’s assertions of privilege over these documents and demand that they be produced as soon as possible, but not later than June 26, 2026," the Republicans wrote. "These documents are essential to the Committees’ legislative efforts to protect American elections from fraudulent contributions and foreign interference. The Committees remain prepared to enforce our subpoenas through all available mechanisms."
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-OH, House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-WI, and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer, R-KY, were signatories to the letter.
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