ActBlue Employees Invoke Fifth Amendment in Congressional Donor Fraud Investigation
ActBlue employees have invoked their Fifth Amendment rights at least 146 times during depositions with congressional committees investigating alleged donor fraud on the platform. The House Administration, Oversight, and Judiciary Committees released an interim report highlighting the refusal of two ActBlue officials and three former lawyers to answer substantive questions. The report also accuses ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Wells of making false statements to Congress and withholding subpoenaed documents. The investigation, led by Republican Representatives Bryan Steil, James Comer, and Jim Jordan, seeks additional information on ActBlue's fraud-prevention practices, particularly concerning foreign donations. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against ActBlue, alleging rampant donor fraud based on the committee's findings and other reports.