ActBlue CEO pleads the Fifth during congressional questioning about foreign donations
The president and chief executive officer of ActBlue repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination on Wednesday when lawmakers pressed her about the Democratic donation platform allegedly accepting foreign payments. ActBlue, the primary payment processor of the Democratic Party, is accused of allowing foreign actors to influence U.S. elections in favor of Democrats and lying to Congress about vulnerabilities in its donor-vetting system. Bryan Steil (R-WI), chairman of the House Administration Committee, asked Wallace-Jones about a 2023 letter she sent him assuring lawmakers that the company has robust safeguards in place to prevent campaign contributions from foreign sources.
- ▪The president and chief executive officer of ActBlue repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination on Wednesday when lawmakers pressed her about the Democratic donation platform allegedly accepting foreign payment
- ▪ActBlue, the primary payment processor of the Democratic Party, is accused of allowing foreign actors to influence U.S. elections in favor of Democrats and lying to Congress about vulnerabilities in its donor-vetting system.
- ▪Bryan Steil (R-WI), chairman of the House Administration Committee, asked Wallace-Jones about a 2023 letter she sent him assuring lawmakers that the company has robust safeguards in place to prevent campaign contributions from foreign sourc
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The president and chief executive officer of ActBlue repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination on Wednesday when lawmakers pressed her about the Democratic donation platform allegedly accepting foreign payments. ActBlue, the primary payment processor of the Democratic Party, is accused of allowing foreign actors to influence U.S. elections in favor of Democrats and lying to Congress about vulnerabilities in its donor-vetting system. Recommended Stories ActBlue CEO pleads the Fifth during congressional questioning about foreign donations Karmelo Anthony jury returns with guilty verdict in Austin Metcalf murder Petition to charge officers involved in Henry Nowak murder surpasses 200,000 signatures ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones faced pointed questions at a…
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