ActBlue says GOP investigation might be a partisan violation of the Constitution

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Politico

06/09/2025 02:06 PM EDT
Updated: 06/09/2025 07:23 PM EDT


ActBlue is fighting back against a House Republican investigation into its workings, saying the probe appears to have become an unconstitutional abuse of power to help the White House.

The Democratic online fundraising platform said Monday in a letter obtained by POLITICO that it was reevaluating whether to cooperate with the ongoing congressional investigation into fraud on its platform in light of President Donald Trump’s executive action to investigate potential foreign contributions on ActBlue and House Republicans’ public statements supporting the White House.

“If the Committees are now working to gather information on behalf of Department of Justice prosecutors, rather than for legitimate legislative purposes, that would fundamentally transform the nature of your investigation — and violate ActBlue’s constitutional rights,” ActBlue’s lawyers wrote in the letter Monday to GOP Reps. Jim Jordan, James Comer and Bryan Steil.

The allegations are an escalation in the conflict between House Republicans and ActBlue, the behemoth Democratic fundraising platform that has long been in GOP crosshairs as it has helped the left build a massive fundraising advantage. ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones told POLITICO last month that ActBlue believes the platform has “nothing to hide” but needs to better communicate its role in light of the attacks.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/09/actblue-letter-republican-congressional-investigation-00394531

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Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000197-55db-d5e0-a5ff-7fffb67b0000

[Javaman]

1. the gop doesn't care. the idea of law, to them, is a bad word. nt

[cadoman]

2. they are using the investigation to posture politically

"We reiterate that ActBlue has been, and intends to be, transparent and cooperative with any
legitimate Committee investigation. But we believe that it is imperative that the Committees
provide more information concerning the stated intent to collaborate with a purported Department
of Justice investigation. The Department of Justice has its own investigative tools, and it cannot
properly outsource them to the Committees, consistent with the separation of powers under our
Constitution."

"If the Committees are now working to gather information on behalf of Department of
Justice prosecutors, rather than for legitimate legislative purposes, that would fundamentally
transform the nature of your investigation—and violate ActBlue’s constitutional rights. The
Constitution and other federal laws provide Americans with procedural protections to ensure that
criminal investigations are conducted with fairness, integrity, and with the appropriate
confidentiality to protect the rights of those who have not been charged with any crime. If this
investigation now serves a law enforcement effort by the Executive Branch, then those protections
must be honored."

If DoJ already is in the process of preparing a case then Congress' investigative powers become more limited, especially if they are acting as a partner of DoJ.

[Martin68]

3. "might be?"