Source: Fox News
Summary
ActBlue, a major nonprofit fundraising platform for left-wing candidates and causes, may have misled Congress about its ability to vet foreign donors, according to a report by The New York Times. The report claims that ActBlue’s CEO, Regina Wallace-Jones, wrote to Congress in 2023 stating that the platform was taking necessary steps to ensure it was following the rules to prevent foreign donations, but behind the scenes, ActBlue’s attorneys were expressing concerns that these claims were misleading and could open up the platform to legal risk. The concerns were reportedly based on memos, resignation letters, and other communications reviewed by The Times, as well as interviews with ActBlue employees.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
ActBlue’s CEO, Regina Wallace-Jones, wrote to Congress in 2023 stating that the platform was taking necessary steps to ensure it was following the rules to prevent foreign donations. However, ActBlue’s attorneys were expressing concerns that these claims were misleading and could open up the platform to legal risk. The concerns were reportedly based on memos, resignation letters, and other communications reviewed by The Times, as well as interviews with ActBlue employees. The relationship between ActBlue and its legal firm, Covington & Burling, was ultimately severed amid disagreements over whether Wallace-Jones’ claims in 2023 were the fault of the legal counsel, or ActBlue. ActBlue released a press statement in May, calling it a “myth” that the platform allows foreign nationals to illegally contribute donations.
Author: Evan Null
