Source: Fox News
Summary
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) criticized Republican efforts to investigate ActBlue, a Democratic fundraising organization, and its CEO Regina Wallace-Jones, calling it an example of GOP retribution against Black women in power. House Republicans are probing ActBlue for potentially accepting illegal donations, and the organization’s screening process. The investigation coincides with a request from President Donald Trump to investigate the group. ActBlue’s CEO has called the investigation baseless, maintaining that the organization applies high scrutiny for its donations processing.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Rep. Terri Sewell spoke out against the investigation, characterizing it as harassment of Black women in power. Republican lawmakers are demanding that ActBlue turn over international communications, probing whether the organization knowingly misled lawmakers. The investigation coincides with a request from President Donald Trump to investigate the group. ActBlue’s CEO has called the investigation baseless, but Sewell sees it as part of a larger pattern of intimidation. The ritual of investigation and counter-accusation continues, with both sides reciting familiar lines.
Once again, the discussion returns to a familiar question: who is being harassed, and who is doing the harassing?
