ActBlue Fifth Amendment testimony before House Oversight
por HOMERED: Mike Johnson
ActBlue's own people sat before Congress and took the Fifth. Repeatedly. On foreign contributions, on why the legal team walked, on whether fraud standards got loosened. Every question got the same answer: declined, on advice of counsel. That's the backdrop to what House Oversight is now saying. Their committee put out word that ActBlue accepted foreign money and misled Congress, and they're not done digging. "Our investigation is not over. We will get to the bottom of this and uncover everything they've been hiding." Speaker Johnson went further, saying Democrats and ActBlue allegedly broke the law by pulling in foreign money to sway elections. "We've EXPOSED their fraud and are fighting to hold officials accountable and secure our elections." House Republicans also dropped a report confirming likely illegal activity at ActBlue. And during testimony, a board chairman said the operation accepted up to $38 million in contributions in 2024 that carried signs of foreign origin. Mr. Jordan kept pressing anyway. The ask now: criminal referrals, prosecution, and shutting ActBlue down before foreign funding gets anywhere near the midterms. #MikeJohnson
Transcrição (en)
Your board chairman said Act Blue accepted up to 38 million contributions in 2024 that had the signs of foreign origin. How much fraud is too much fraud? On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question, pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution. How many foreign contributions did Act Blue accept? On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution. How much money did Act Blue accept from Russia? On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution. Why did your entire legal team quit? Your in-house legal team. On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question, pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution. Did your legal team quit because of reduced fraud standards? On the advice of counsel, I respectfully declined to answer the question, pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution. I understand. And we won't keep you here all day, but let me just do one more. Did you weaken your fraud standards to help Democrats? On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer the question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution. Mr. Chairman, again, I appreciate the good work you and your committee are doing.
