{"id":2617319,"date":"2026-06-22T13:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-threatens-actblue-with-contempt-over-withheld-records\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:32:32","slug":"house-gop-threatens-actblue-with-contempt-over-withheld-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-threatens-actblue-with-contempt-over-withheld-records\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP threatens ActBlue with contempt over withheld records"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-gop-threatens-actblue-with-contempt-over-withheld-records%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2617319&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Republicans have escalated their investigation into ActBlue, a Democratic fundraising platform, by threatening to hold the institution in contempt of Congress. This follows allegations that ActBlue failed to prevent fraudulent and possibly foreign political donations. The GOP lawmakers, including Jim jordan, Bryan Steil, and James Comer, accused ActBlue of withholding over 400 subpoenaed documents under broad claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-client-privilege-federal-prosecutors-for-sdny-working-to-seize-rudy-giulianis-emails\/\" title=\"\u201cAttorney-Client Privilege?\u201d \u2013 Federal Prosecutors for SDNY Working to Seize Rudy Giuliani\u2019s Emails\">attorney-client privilege<\/a> and requested compliance by the deadline, or face contempt proceedings. The dispute centers on evidence suggesting ActBlue accepted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/firm-linked-to-joe-biden-scrubs-website-of-all-china-related-business\/\" title=\"Firm Linked To Joe Biden Scrubs Website Of All China Related Business\">foreign donations<\/a>, misled Congress, and retaliated against employees who raised concerns. Previous efforts to obtain documents revealed internal records, including resignation letters and internal messages, which ActBlue had not produced, raising questions about transparency and legal compliance. The investigation has also highlighted internal disagreements, with ActBlue\u2019s legal counsel invoking the Fifth Amendment and refusing to answer questions. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >controversy occurs amid broader scrutiny<\/a> of ActBlue\u2019s fundraising and verification practices, with allegations of misconduct, whistleblower reports, and employees invoking their rights during depositions. ActBlue has raised over $19 billion since it&#8217;s founding,supporting Democratic candidates,but the organization declined to comment on the ongoing investigation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\">House Republicans<\/a> threatened on Monday to hold Democratic fundraising platform <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ActBlue\/\">ActBlue<\/a> in contempt of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a>, escalating a yearlong investigation into allegations that the organization failed to prevent fraudulent and possibly foreign political donations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-judiciary.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/2026-06-18-jdj-bs-jc-to-actblue-wallace-jones-re-privilege.pdf\">In a four-page letter<\/a> to ActBlue CEO <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4529938\/congress-mulls-compelling-testimony-actblue-leadership\/\">Regina Wallace-Jones<\/a>, the Republican chairmen of three House committees accused the fundraising giant of improperly withholding more than 400 subpoenaed documents under broad claims of attorney-client privilege and gave the company until Friday to comply or face possible contempt proceedings.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4614730\/marcy-kaptur-mccarthy-speaker-vote-book\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Marcy Kaptur weighed voting for Kevin McCarthy in historic speaker vote: Book<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4614809\/tom-kean-jr-congress-june-30-monthslong-absence-health\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tom Kean Jr. to return to Congress on June 30 after monthslong absence due to undisclosed health issue<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4614404\/trump-blame-marjorie-taylor-greene-death-threats-son\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump blamed Marjorie Taylor Greene for death threats against her son: \u2018You deserve it\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Chairmen <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBryanSteil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepBryanSteil<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJamesComer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepJamesComer<\/a> threaten ActBlue with contempt of Congress. <\/p>\n<p>ActBlue has refused to produce all documents required by the Committees&#8217; subpoenas.<\/p>\n<p>We still need answers on their scheme to take illegal donations from foreign sources\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OAMsudVtYP\">pic.twitter.com\/OAMsudVtYP<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\u2014 House Judiciary GOP \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JudiciaryGOP) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/2069043907178942725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter was signed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI), and House oversight committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese documents reportedly contain evidence that ActBlue accepted foreign donations, misled Congress, and then retaliated against an employee who spoke up about it,\u201d the lawmakers <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/house-republicans-threaten-actblue-contempt-reject-baseless-privilege-claims\">wrote in a separate<\/a> press release. \u201cActBlue appears to be withholding these documents from the Committees in an attempt to cover up the scope and duration of its misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dispute centers on congressional subpoenas <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-judiciary.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/2025-07-22-jdj-bs-jc-to-actblue-re-subpoena.pdf\">issued in July last year<\/a> after ActBlue halted voluntary cooperation with lawmakers investigating the platform\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyt-ignores-actblues-suspect-behavior-to-run-cover-for-dems\/\" title=\"NYT Ignores ...&#039;s Suspect Behavior To Run Cover For Dems\">fraud-prevention practices<\/a>. Republicans have argued that weaknesses in ActBlue\u2019s verification systems could allow foreign nationals and other bad actors to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-ny-dem-arrested-in-campaign-finance-scheme\/\" title=\"Top NY Dem Arrested in Campaign Finance Scheme\">funnel illegal contributions<\/a> into U.S. elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the committee leaders, ActBlue previously told Congress it had produced all non-privileged responsive documents. But lawmakers said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/02\/us\/politics\/actblue-democrat-fundraising-foreign-donations.html\">reporting by the <em>New York Times<\/em> in April<\/a> referenced internal records that were never turned over, including a resignation letter from former interim general counsel Aaron Ting and an internal message from former legal counsel Zain Ahmad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ting resigned in February last year after raising concerns that ActBlue was not adequately addressing questions about the legality of its screening procedures for foreign donations and its prior representations to Congress. Ahmad later alleged in an internal communication that he faced retaliation for reporting misconduct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawmakers argued that neither document appears protected by attorney-client privilege because both were created in the context of employment disputes, rather than for the purpose of providing legal advice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn June 5, ActBlue belatedly produced a log of responsive materials that it deemed privileged, but refused to produce Mr. Ting\u2019s resignation letter or Mr. Ahmad\u2019s message,\u201d the chairmen wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest threat follows Wallace-Jones\u2019s June 10 appearance before the House Administration Committee, where she repeatedly invoked her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\/\">Fifth Amendment<\/a> right against self-incrimination and declined to answer lawmakers\u2019 questions about the platform\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate video statement, Wallace-Jones accused Republican lawmakers of \u201cabusing their power to target ActBlue\u201d and said her decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment was not an admission of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The controversy has intensified amid broader scrutiny of ActBlue\u2019s fundraising practices. Republicans have pointed to internal legal memoranda, whistleblower allegations, and multiple employees invoking the Fifth Amendment during congressional depositions as evidence warranting further investigation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4602869\/actblue-ceo-pleads-the-fifth\/\">ACTBLUE CEO PLEADS THE FIFTH DURING CONGRESSIONAL QUESTIONING ABOUT FOREIGN DONATIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ActBlue, founded in 2004, has raised <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actblue.com\/posts\/19-billion-raised-built-to-power-grassroots-movements\/\">more than $19 billion for Democratic candidates and causes<\/a>, including nearly $2 billion during the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representatives for the organization did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House GOP threatens ActBlue with contempt over foreign donations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2617320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP24072552280435.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[23495,7074,32455,5894,3918],"class_list":["post-2617319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-actblue","tag-contempt","tag-house-gop","tag-politics","tag-records"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP24072552280435.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2617319"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617323,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617319\/revisions\/2617323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2617320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2617319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2617319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2617319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}