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ActBlue, the prominent Democratic fundraising platform, admitted to Congress that it did not block donations made with foreign-bought gift cards until September 2024. This revelation has prompted heightened scrutiny from Republican lawmakers over election integrity.
The admission comes as part of an ongoing investigation by the House Administration Committee, chaired by Representative Bryan Steil (R-WI), into whether foreign actors, including China, Russia, Iran, or Venezuela, could have exploited the platform to funnel illicit money into campaigns for Democratic candidates.
On Tuesday, Steil revealed that ActBlue had turned over documents under the subpoena detailing a policy change in September. The platform, which facilitates millions of dollars in contributions to Democratic candidates and liberal causes, only began implementing stricter verification protocols to block foreign-purchased gift cards this fall.
“While this is a positive step forward, there is still more work to be done to ensure our campaign finance system is fully protected from fraud and unlawful foreign interference,” Steil said to Just the News. “The documents provided to the…
