Fox News' Mark Meredith provides details on President Donald Trump's direction for the attorney general to investigate ActBlue over suspicion of foreign donations. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy weighs in.
The embattled head of a Democratic fundraising powerhouse is slated to face a grilling by House lawmakers as questions swirl about whether the group misled Congress about alleged donor fraud.
ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Joneswill testify before the House Administration Committee in a potentially explosive hearing Wednesday. as a years-long congressional probe into how the payment processor vets overseas donors comes to a head.
Wallace-Jones’ testimony will be the first time she has publicly addressed the fraud allegations. Hours before the hearing was scheduled to begin. Wallace-Jones announced she would invoke her right against self-incrimination when questioned by lawmakers, in anop-ed for The Washington Post.
Representatives for ActBlue have repeatedly denied makingfalse statementsto Congress and have argued the Republican-led probe is politically motivated.
Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Rep. Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, and House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10, 2025.(Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg)
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Earlier this week. an attorney for Wallace-Jones requested that House Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., issue a subpoena for her testimony ahead of Wednesday’s hearing — weeks after she voluntarily agreed in May to appear before the committee on June 10.
After Republicans promptly moved to subpoena Wallace-Jones. a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital that she planned to attend Wednesday’s hearing.
House Judiciary Committee ChairmanJim Jordan,R-Ohio,. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., who have been involved with the ActBlue probe, are also expected to be waved onto the committee to question Wallace-Jones.
Steil framed the hearing as part of a broader effort to prevent foreign money from entering the political sphere.
"The goal of this investigation remains the same: to ensure that federal law effectively stops bad actors, including foreign actors, from making political donations to American candidates. campaigns through online fundraising platforms," Steil wrote in a letter to Wallace-Jones Wednesday, accompanying the subpoena request reviewed by Fox News Digital.
The House Administration Committee has scrutinized ActBlue since 2023 over the payment processor’sfraud prevention practicesand its processing of overseas donations. may have been routed into U.S. elections.
Nonresident foreign nationals are generally prohibited from making political contributions to federal. state candidates, candidate committees and political action committees.
Wednesday’s hearing comes after Republicans accelerated their scrutiny of ActBlue. following a story inThe New York Timesearlier this year reporting that the group’s former outside counsel warned Wallace-Jones that she may have made false statements to Steil’s panel about its fraud screening practices. The attorneys found that some of the anti-fraud measures described to congressional investigators were not always followed as outlined. according to the report.
ActBlue did not immediately correct the record with the House Administration Committee. despite internally updating donor screening practices, the Times reported. The payment processor later acknowledged. certain fraud prevention practices had been strengthened in a June 2025 letter to Steil’s committee.
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 on Aug. 19, 2024.(Vincent Alban/Reuters)
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Republicans have argued that the discrepancy between ActBlue's statements to Congress. its internal practices was likely "an attempt to avoid negative attention," as Steil wrote in a letter Tuesday to Wallace-Jones.
Steil has sharply criticized ActBlue personnel forrefusing to fully cooperatewith the committee’s probe. Five current. former ActBlue employees asserted their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination a combined 146 times when their testimony was subpoenaed by the committee.
The GOP-led panel has also expanded its ActBlue investigation beyond Wallace-Jones.
Steil requested earlier in June that five members of ActBlue’s Board of Directorssit for transcribed interviewsto discuss their involvement in the group’s response to congressional scrutiny. how it addressed a wave of departures within the organization amid internal turmoil over whether Wallace-Jones misled Congress.
Two unions affiliated with ActBlue warned the board about a "growing pattern of volatility. toxicity" among leadership, including alleged retaliation against a whistleblower, the Times reported.
An election countdown calendar hangs at the ActBlue fundraising office in Somerville, Mass.(Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Steil’s panel has also requested a swath of documents from ActBlue board members. The targeted individuals have until June 16 to comply, according to a letter previously obtained by Fox News Digital.
Fox News Digital reached out to ActBlue for comment before publication.
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