By The chief executive of ActBlue repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a congressional hearing Wednesday, declining to answer nearly every question posed by lawmakers — including a request to clarify her name.
Regina Wallace-Jones, the CEO of the Democratic Party’s dominant online fundraising platform, appeared before the Republican-led House Committee on Administration as lawmakers continued investigating allegations involving foreign donations, verification standards and the organization’s internal compliance practices.
ActBlue’s training documents revealed that they accepted fake donations.
ActBlue's training materials instruct employees to accept donations from donors using fake names.
I asked the CEO if that was true. She refused to provide an answer. pic.twitter.com/b91GKXKdrk
— Rep. Mary Miller (@RepMaryMiller) June 10, 2026
ActBlue has processed more than $19 billion in contributions to Democratic candidates and progressive causes since its launch in 2004.
Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., began the questioning with what appeared to be a routine effort to address the witness properly.
🚨WATCH: @RepLoudermilk is STUNNED after ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones pleads the Fifth to a question clarifying her name.
"Okay, wow. Didn't expect that one." pic.twitter.com/MRJDqYh3l8
— Off The Press (@OffThePress1) June 10, 2026
“I want to make sure I’m respectful: Is it Ms. Jones or Ms. Wallace-Jones?” Loudermilk asked.
Wallace-Jones invoked her constitutional right to remain silent. She ultimately cited the Fifth Amendment 22 times during the hearing.
The hearing marked the latest development in a congressional investigation that dates back to October 2023, noted The Daily Caller. An April 2026 joint staff report released by the House Administration, Judiciary and Oversight committees alleged that ActBlue accepted potentially unlawful foreign contributions during the 2024 election cycle and later attempted to minimize the extent of the problem.
According to the report, ActBlue experienced significant turmoil within its legal and compliance operations after internal concerns emerged. Members of the organization’s legal and compliance team reportedly resigned, were fired or took extended leave.
Congressional investigators have also examined internal policy changes that allegedly reduced scrutiny of suspicious transactions. According to earlier findings, employees were instructed to “look for reasons to accept contributions” rather than focus primarily on reasons to reject them.
Lawmakers questioned Wallace-Jones about a 2023 letter she signed assuring Congress that ActBlue maintained “multilayered” safeguards against improper donations. The letter stated that foreign contributions processed by the organization required passport information.
Internal legal memoranda later raised concerns that some of those safeguards were not consistently applied, particularly when donations were processed through third-party services such as Apple Pay and PayPal. The New York Times reported that the memoranda warned of potential legal risks if ActBlue’s statements to Congress were inaccurate or incomplete.
Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., asked Wallace-Jones whether she believed the 2023 letter was false or misleading when she signed it. She again declined to answer.
Ahead of the hearing, Wallace-Jones defended her decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment in an op-ed published by The Washington Post. She characterized the congressional inquiry as a politically motivated effort built around “bad-faith” questioning.
"Democrats tried to distract and make it about the Republicans."
The CEO of Democratic fundraising powerhouse ActBlue appearing before Congress today as Republicans investigate the organization for donor fraud… and @Connor_R_Hansen joined us with all the details. pic.twitter.com/FdP4qSHK30
— The Big Money Show (@TheBigMoneyShow) June 10, 2026
ActBlue has denied wrongdoing and maintains that it uses robust compliance safeguards to prevent illegal contributions. Democrats have accused Republicans of targeting a major source of small-dollar donations for liberal candidates and organizations while overlooking similar concerns involving Republican-aligned fundraising platforms such as WinRed.
The investigation follows a 2025 directive from the Trump administration ordering the Justice Department to examine allegations involving straw donors and foreign contributions routed through online fundraising platforms.
No criminal charges have been filed against ActBlue or its executives. Republican lawmakers said the investigation will continue and indicated that additional referrals to the Justice Department remain possible.
The investigations into the Democratic money machine comes as at a time where the Democratic Party is struggling with fundraising.
National Committee Finance Update
🔴 RNC:
Cash on hand: $123.9M
Debt: $0🔵 DNC:
Cash on hand: $14.4M
Debt: $17.5M pic.twitter.com/iA9v8IqHYq— VoteHub (@VoteHub) May 22, 2026
When combined with DOGE cuts, it raises eyebrows, leaving many to wonder just how liberals raised so much money before illegal contributions were shutout and where did it come from.
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