Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue is facing fresh scrutiny after report revealed internal legal memos warning CEO Regina Wallace-Jones. she may have misled Congress regarding the platform’s ability to block illegal foreign donations.
FIRST ON FOX:The embattled head of a Democratic fundraising behemoth is headed for a congressional grilling next month over allegations of fraudulent donations on its platform.
ActBlue’s CEO Regina Wallace-Jones will testify in a public hearing before the House Administration Committee on June 10. a committee spokesman told Fox News Digital.
Wallace-Jones’ agreement to testify comes as ActBluefaces mounting scrutinyover whether it misled Congress regarding foreign donations on its payment processing platform.
"Ms. Wallace-Jones allegedly misled our committee at the outset of our investigation into ActBlue’s fraud prevention standards," House Administration Committee Chairman BryanSteil. R-Wis., said in a statement. "It’s past time we set the record straight and got answers for the American people. I look forward to hearing her testify."
House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., holds a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10, 2025.(Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)
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The statement referenced an explosive report inThe New York Timesearlier this year. said ActBlue’s then-outside counsel warned Wallace-Jones in 2023 the group may have misrepresented facts to Steil’s committee about its vetting of potentially illegal foreign donations.
Under U.S. law. foreign nationals who are not lawful permanent residents are generally prohibited from donating to candidates seeking federal office or political action committees.
Steil previously requested that Wallace-Jonestestify before his committeeon May 19. The invitation was met with outrage from ActBlue’s lawyers, who dismissed the committee action as a "partisan attack."
But Republicans have pointed to documents. ActBlue has allegedly withheld in response tosubpoenas issued in 2025,which Steil has characterized as "deliberately incomplete."
All five current or former ActBlue employees who appeared in depositions with the committee invoked their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination a combined 146 times. according to an interim staff report released in April by House Republicans.
ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones. a delegate from California, wears a U.S.-flag themed outfit ahead of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 19, 2024.
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The House Administration Committee has been probing ActBlue’sfraud prevention safeguardssince 2023. when Steil's panel investigated the group's failure to require credit card verification value (CVV) when processing payments.
"Given ActBlue’s demonstrated history of misleading Congress, there is considerable reason to believe that ActBlue may have deliberately withheld this responsive material to impede our investigation," Steil. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, wrote in a letter to Wallace-Jones in April.
In the letter. the senior Republicans also directed ActBlue to produce a trove of documents related to its vetting of political contributions from abroad.
Wallace-Jones has denied making false statements to Congress. The group’s lawyers have previously characterized the investigation as politically motivated. contended that ActBlue has been forthright with the committee.
Amid the GOP scrutiny, ActBlue has experienced a wave of resignations from senior legal and compliance staff.
An election countdown calendar hangs at the ActBlue fundraising office in Somerville, Mass.(Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
The June hearing notice immediately follows the House Administration Committeeadvancing legislationto crack down on fraudulent political donations. including illegal contributions from foreigners. The campaign finance measure cleared Steil’s panel unanimously on Thursday.
"It's a positive sign that people are beginning to take this risk. this threat seriously," the Wisconsin Republican toldSpectrum News.
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