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House Republicans Subpoena ActBlue Officials as DOJ Launches Fraud Inquiry

The subpoenas compel senior staff to explain lax fraud controls unveiled in a congressional report, setting the stage for July depositions

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Overview

  • GOP leaders Jim Jordan, James Comer and Bryan Steil summoned a senior workflow specialist and former VP Alyssa Twomey with hearings scheduled on July 14 and July 23.
  • President Trump’s executive order prompted the Department of Justice to probe alleged straw donations and foreign interference on ActBlue.
  • A March House committee staff report documented 1,900 fraudulent transactions from September 2022 to November 2024 and flagged more than 237 prepaid cards from foreign IP addresses.
  • Internal documents reveal ActBlue did not require card verification values until January 2024 and maintained looser vetting standards during the 2024 campaign.
  • ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones condemned the subpoenas as political theater and urged lawmakers to await the outcome of the DOJ investigation.