ActBlue CEO Invokes Fifth Before House Panel Over $1.8 Billion Donation Platform
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 10
ActBlue CEO Invokes Fifth Before House Panel Over $1.8 Billion Donation Platform
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 10
Summary
Regina Wallace-Jones said she would refuse questions from the Republican-led House Administration Committee on June 10, despite agreeing to appear at the hearing.
Her lawyers had warned she might have misled Congress about how ActBlue screened foreign donations, prompting her to cite the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination.
In a Washington Post essay, Wallace-Jones called the investigation harassment of a political opponent’s fundraising platform rather than legitimate oversight.
ActBlue is the dominant Democratic payment processor: nearly 23,000 candidates and groups used it in 2025, raising almost $1.8 billion from 52 million contributions.
The clash lands amid Republican scrutiny of donor fraud and overseas-donation vetting at ActBlue, where federal law bars foreign nationals from giving directly to federal campaigns.