ActBlue's woes not over as top Republican predicts potential DOJ charges over foreign cash controversy

A top House Republican leading the investigation into ActBlue is warning that Democrats' main fundraising platform could potentially face criminal charges.Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., told Fox News Digital that the congressional investigation into ActBlue would continue and that he suspected the Department of Justice (DOJ) would act as well if federal prosecutors believed a crime could be proven in court."We know that ActBlue did not have the fraud prevention standards in place that were necessary to prevent foreign funds from finding their way, through the ActBlue platform, into Democratic campaigns and Democratic causes.I'm of the belief that we ultimately need to continue this investigation," Steil told Fox News Digital.ANOTHER ACTBLUE LEADER PLEADS FIFTH AS HOUSE INVESTIGATES ALLEGED FOREIGN DONATIONSActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones prepares to testify before the House Administration Committee's hearing on "Preventing Fraudulent Donations: Transparency, Verification, and Accountability" in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2026.

Wallace-Jones invoked the Fifth Amendment during questioning.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.

via Getty Images)"And then, separate of that, the United States Department of Justice will make a decision as to whether or not they believe that there was a crime committed.And if they can prove that in court, my belief would be that the Department of Justice would move forward."Steil's committee, along with the House committees on oversight and the judiciary, have for years probed allegations that ActBlue's lax verification standards have allowed foreign cash to seep into American elections.

ActBlue has denied any wrongdoing and dismissed the probe as a partisan attack.DEM FUNDRAISING GIANT MAKES DAMNING ADMISSION AS GOP PROBES FOREIGN DONATION ALLEGATIONSActBlue has, however, sought to shore up its donor verification standards as the probe has gone on, including most recently rolling out a new passport verifi...

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