A lot of screwy things have been happening at the imploding fundraising platform for Democrats, rioters, and terrorists called ActBlue, also called a money-laundering operation.
“Imploding” means that, per a New York Times account, by early March 2025 “at least seven senior officials” had quit the outfit in quick succession, “setting off deep concerns about its future as it confronts scrutiny from congressional Republicans.” For certain parties, it’s always deeply concerning when real investigations of real malfeasance impend, as opposed to frame-up jobs.
According to a letter that Representative Andy Biggs wrote to the FBI urging investigation of ActBlue, in 2024 the Treasury Department “found hundreds of suspicious transactions with ActBlue reported by banks,” but the Biden administration threw up roadblocks to further investigation (“GOP Rep Andy Biggs calls for FBI investigation into ActBlue allegations,” Fox News, March 13, 2025).
Biggs also pointed out in his letter that nineteen state attorneys general across the country have made inquiries into ActBlue over a variety of allegations, including fraud, money laundering, fraudulent and counterfeit use of credit and debit cards, and patterns of contributions that are suspicious.
“It must be emphasized that these allegations, were they to prove true, would indicate a serious threat to the integrity of our elections, besides the victimization of American citizens,” Biggs wrote to Patel. “The gravity of the allegations and their implications demand a thorough and vigorous investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
One of the concerns of critics is that ActBlue’s slovenly verification or non-verification policies may have allowed “foreign actors in countries like China, Venezuela and Russia to influence elections with straw donations.”
The Angry Webmaster over at Angry.net (he’s angry) assumes that so many bosses at ActBlue have resigned lately because everybody in the upper echelons there realizes that the jig is up, that serious, nitty-gritty investigation of its doings can no longer be stalled, and that this investigation will not be in vain. We don’t know yet exactly how bad the indictment of ActBlue will be, but maybe the departing do.
Back in October, a spokesman for ActBlue had said: “We rigorously protect our donors’ security and enforce strict anti-fraud compliance policies. We have zero tolerance for fraud on our platform and are confident in our longstanding reputation as a trusted and reliable digital fundraising platform.”
So which is it? Lots of fraud or zero fraud? I guess we will find out.
