Campaign Finance and Fundraising Platforms

House Republican committee chairs Bryan Steil, Jim Jordan and James Comer have sent a new joint letter demanding internal ActBlue documents as part of a fraud-prevention probe, specifically pressing for former general counsel Aaron Ting’s resignation letter and a message from former legal counsel Zain Ahmad that Republicans say is tied to a whistleblower complaint. The letter cites an internal Covington & Burling memo warning of “a substantial risk for ActBlue” because of gaps in its foreign‑donation screening and alleges the platform may have “deliberately withheld” responsive material and misled Congress about its fraud‑prevention capabilities. ActBlue’s CEO Regina Wallace‑Jones had provided written assurances to Congress in November 2023 that the nonprofit uses “multilayered” checks, technological tools and manual reviews to detect foreign contributions; Republicans say the newly demanded documents go to whether those practices were followed and whether liabilities were created by any shortcomings.