ActBlue accused of hiding foreign donations, misleading Congress in GOP probe

Key Points:

• Congressional Republicans allege that ActBlue, a major Democratic fundraising platform, accepted fraudulent and potentially illegal foreign political donations while covering up evidence and misleading Congress about its security measures.
• The GOP report claims ActBlue weakened its fraud-prevention policies in 2024, encouraged staff to accept questionable contributions, and ignored red flags such as foreign IP addresses and incomplete verification of passport numbers.
• Internal communications cited in the report suggest some ActBlue supervisors approved suspicious donations despite warnings, but some employees believe the platform is being unfairly targeted by politically motivated attacks.
• ActBlue denies wrongdoing, citing a third-party forensic analysis that refutes GOP claims, and accuses Republicans of conducting a politically motivated investigation to undermine Democratic fundraising efforts.
• The probe is led by Republican lawmakers including Bryan Steil, Jim Jordan, and James Comer, with Democrats condemning it as an attempt to sow distrust in U.S. elections, while Republicans argue it aims to prevent election fraud.