ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones just created another massive headache for Democrats.<\/p>\n
During a House hearing on Wednesday, Wallace-Jones invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination a whopping 22 times.<\/p>\n
She refused to answer basic questions about the Democratic fundraising giant\u2019s handling of potentially illegal foreign donations.<\/p>\n
The hearing highlighted ongoing Republican-led investigations into whether ActBlue\u2014the primary small-dollar fundraising platform for Democrats that processed billions in the 2024 cycle\u2014ignored suspicious contributions, including up to 38 million flagged as potentially foreign-origin.<\/p>\n
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, cut to the chase in his questioning.<\/p>\n
Below is a transcript of the exchange:<\/p>\n
REP. JIM JORDAN: Your board chairman said ActBlue accepted up to 38 million contributions in 2024 that had the signs of foreign origin. How much fraud is too much fraud?<\/em><\/p>\n ACTBLUE: On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution.<\/em><\/p>\n JORDAN: How many foreign contributions did ActBlue accept?<\/em><\/p>\n ACTBLUE: On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution.<\/em><\/p>\n JORDAN: How much money did ActBlue accept from Russia?<\/em><\/p>\n ACTBLUE: On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution.<\/em><\/p>\n JORDAN: Why did your entire legal team quit? Your in-house legal team?<\/em><\/p>\n ACTBLUE: On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution.<\/em><\/p>\n JORDAN: Did your legal team quit because of reduced fraud standards?<\/em><\/p>\n ACTBLUE: On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution.<\/em><\/p>\n JORDAN: We won\u2019t keep you here all day, but let me just do one more. Did you weaken your fraud standards to help Democrats?<\/em><\/p>\n ACTBLUE: On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution.<\/em><\/p>\n WATCH:<\/p>\n