Overview

• The House Oversight, Judiciary and Administration committees summoned a current senior workflow specialist and former vice president of customer service Alyssa Twomey for depositions on July 14 and July 23, respectively.
• President Trump’s April executive order directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce a report on alleged ‘straw’ or ‘dummy’ contributions to the platform within 180 days.
• Republican committee chairs highlighted internal records showing that ActBlue waived credit card verification (CVV) requirements until January 2024 and instructed staff to prioritize accepting donations.
• A March report by House staff identified about 1,900 fraudulent transactions from September 2022 through November 2024, including 237 prepaid cards linked to foreign IP addresses over a two-month span in 2024.
• ActBlue has accused investigators of pursuing a partisan agenda and its lawyers urged Congress to delay testimony until the Justice Department completes its probe, but committee chairs rejected the request.