ActBlue is widely considered one of the pillars of the Democratic Party’s digital ecosystem.
ActBlue is widely considered one of the pillars of the Democratic Party’s digital ecosystem.
April 24, 2025, 11:43 AM EDT / Updated April 24, 2025, 6:16 PM EDT
By Garrett Haake, Daniel Arkin and Nnamdi Egwuonwu
President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum Thursday aimed at investigating ActBlue, the leading Democratic fundraising platform.
The memorandum directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to “investigate allegations regarding the unlawful use of online fundraising platforms to make 'straw' or 'dummy' contributions or foreign contributions to political candidates and committees, and to take appropriate action to enforce the law."
It specifically names ActBlue as an online fundraising platform being used "to improperly influence American elections."
A White House document accompanying the memo also suggested that ActBlue accepts donations in which donors evade federal limitations by breaking their contributions down into smaller ones and attributing them to numerous people.
A spokesperson for ActBlue called Trump's move a "brazen attack on democracy in America."
