Regina Wallace-Jones, the CEO of ActBlue, the largest Democratic fundraising platform, on Wednesday repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment rights and declined to answer questions about whether she misled Congress about how the organization vets foreign donations.
"On the advice of my counsel, I respectfully decline to answer this question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution," Ms. Wallace-Jones told lawmakers on the House Administration Committee.
ActBlue is a political action committee and fundraising platform that raises small-dollar donations for the Democratic Party and its candidates.
Founded in 2004, the organization has built a massive donor base with millions of credit card numbers and said it raised nearly $1.8 billion from 52 million contributions in 2025.
The House panel opened an investigation into the organization in April after the New York Times reported that ActBlue's lawyers had warned Ms. Wallace-Jones that she might have misled Congress about how the organization vetted foreign donations.
Federal election law prohibits foreign citizens and people who are not permanent residents from donating directly to federal candidates or political action committees.
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