House Republican leaders escalated their investigation into ActBlue on Tuesday by threatening the Democratic fundraising platform's CEO with contempt of Congress.

Chairs of the House Judiciary, Oversight, and Administration committees, Jim Jordan of Ohio, James Comer of Kentucky, and Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, sent a letter to CEO Regina Wallace-Jones accusing ActBlue of deliberately withholding documents responsive to subpoenas issued in July 2025 and misleading Congress about its safeguards against foreign donations. The letter demands full compliance, including new documents on policies to prevent foreign contributions since 2020, by April 28. "Absent these steps, the Committees are prepared to use available mechanisms to enforce our subpoenas," the chairmen wrote.

The escalation follows a New York Times report on April 2 that revealed internal memos from law firm Covington & Burling warning ActBlue leadership in early 2025 that Wallace-Jones's 2023 letter to Congress overstated the platform's vetting processes for foreign donations. The letter had claimed "multilayered" screenings, including requiring U.S. passport numbers for foreign addresses, but lawyers noted inconsistencies, such as with third-party payments via Apple Pay or PayPal, creating a "substantial risk" of accepting impermissible foreign funds.

The memos prompted resignations, including interim general counsel Aaron Ting, who criticized leadership for not addressing compliance issues transparently, and led to the termination of Covington's services. ActBlue later strengthened its policies, automatically rejecting suspicious foreign contributions.

The probe, ongoing for over two years, stems from concerns over ActBlue's fraud prevention. A joint April 2025 committee report detailed 22 significant fraud campaigns detected by ActBlue, nine with foreign links, and noted the platform relaxed standards twice during the 2024 election cycle, instructing staff to "look for reasons to accept contributions." In one 30-day period in 2024, ActBlue flagged 237 donations from foreign IP addresses using U.S. prepaid cards.

Subpoenas followed in July 2025, with additional ones to ActBlue lawyers in September. President Trump directed the Justice Department in April 2025 to investigate platforms like ActBlue for straw donor and foreign contributions, though no public report has emerged.

ActBlue maintains Wallace-Jones made no false statements, as confirmed by attorneys, and claims it provided all non-privileged documents in October 2025. Board chair Kimberly Peeler-Allen said less than 1% of 2024 donations showed foreign indicators. The platform, which has processed nearly $19 billion for Democrats since 2004, did not immediately comment on Tuesday's letter.

The committees aim to develop legislation safeguarding elections from fraud and foreign interference. Non-compliance could lead to a contempt vote, a federal misdemeanor referred to the Justice Department.