ActBlue - Two Sides of a Looming U.S. Democrats vs. Republicans Drama

Part I is a fundraising email obtained by MHProNews from the DNCC under Chairman Ken Martin byline. Part II is a report that explains what that fundraising email is responding to, namely, charges that ActBlue appears to be breaking several laws including fundraising from foreign nationals. Part III is additional insights plus other topics.

Part I - Per Ken Martin Democratic National Committee Chair
Trump just issued a memorandum targeting ActBlue, the platform that the DNC and many other campaigns and organizations use to collect contributions from supporters like you.

This is a blatant power grab designed to undermine democratic participation. It’s a gross attempt to make it harder for Americans to make their voices heard — designed to stamp out the voices of grassroots supporters and further empower the corrupt billionaires who control the Trump administration.

Simply put, it’s a direct attack on people like you who support Democrats’ work.

Billionaires are already running our government, and now they’re trying to get rid of tools that empower millions of grassroots donors to pitch in $5 or $10 at a time to help support Democrats across the country.

Here’s the truth: Trump is panicking. His poll numbers are plummeting, he’s driving the economy off a cliff, and he sees Democrats gaining momentum. He’s scared about losing Congress next year — and losing his power — so he’s rigging the system. But we won’t be intimidated. We won’t be silenced.

We’re fighting back against this abuse of power at every turn — and millions of Americans are coming together to organize and fight back against Trump and his dangerous MAGA extremism.
Now, we're asking for your support right now to help us send a message: Democratic donors aren’t going anywhere.

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Thank you, and I’ll have more updates to share soon.
Ken
Ken Martin
Chair
Democratic National Committee

Part II According to The Center Square

Trump memorandum targets ActBlue fundraising platform

• By Dan McCaleb | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Democratic campaign contribution platform ActBlue is the target of President Donald's Trump's latest memorandum after Congressional committees reported evidence it found that ActBlue was used to circumvent campaign finance laws.

Trump signed the memorandum Thursday directing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to investigate ActBlue and other such platforms, writing "there is evidence to suggest that foreign nationals are seeking to misuse online fundraising platforms to improperly influence American elections. A recent House of Representatives investigation revealed that a platform named ActBlue had in recent years detected at least 22 'significant fraud campaigns', nearly half of which had a foreign nexus."

U.S. House committees launched investigations into ActBlue last year after “reports of potentially fraudulent and illicit financial activity,” including by accepting illegal foreign money and reports of “dummy” accounts being used to make thousands of donations.

"During a 30-day window during the 2024 campaign, the platform detected 237 donations from foreign IP addresses using prepaid cards, indicating that this activity remains a pressing concern," Trump's memorandum says.

A Congressional staff report released earlier this month claimed that ActBlue executives knew that “both foreign and domestic” actors used the platform fraudulently but did not work diligently to address the issues, The Center Square reported.

"These activities undermine the integrity of our electoral process," Trump's memorandum says. "Therefore, I direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to use all lawful authority, as necessary, to investigate allegations regarding the unlawful use of online fundraising platforms to make 'straw' or 'dummy' contributions or foreign contributions to political candidates and committees, and to take all appropriate actions to enforce the law."

A Republican strategist in Wisconsin who says his name was used to give $900 to Democrats without his knowledge or consent sued ActBlue last year.

Dan McCaleb is the executive editor of The Center Square.

Part III - Additional Information plus other topics.

1) The first video below is from 8 years ago. There are reasons to believe that this problem wtih ActBlue is hardly new.

2) The Washington Examiner offered this video on the ActBlue evidence and controversy.

3) Real America's Voice (RAV) offered this video a few months ago on the developments in the ActBlue investigation.

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