House Republicans Summon Fundraising Platform To Testify
House Republicans have issued subpoenas to two current and former officials at ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s top online fundraising platform, as part of an escalating investigation into what GOP leaders describe as potentially “widespread” fraud. The subpoenas, sent Wednesday, coincide with a parallel criminal probe now underway by the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump’s direction.
The officials summoned include an unnamed senior workflow specialist and Alyssa Twomey, ActBlue’s former vice president of customer service. Both had initially agreed to appear for voluntary interviews before the committees. However, their attorney, Danny Onorato, has since requested that Congress delay any testimony until the DOJ clarifies its role or concludes its investigation.
That investigation stems from an executive order signed by President Trump on April 24. The order directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to examine “the unlawful use of online fundraising platforms to make ‘straw’ or ‘dummy’ contributions.” A report is due within 180 days.
Despite the ongoing criminal inquiry, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, Oversight Chairman James Comer, and House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil have pushed forward, rejecting Onorato’s appeal. In a joint statement, the Republican leaders accused ActBlue of obstructing critical legislative oversight and displaying a “fundamentally unserious approach to fraud prevention.”
The ActBlue house of cards is collapsing.
Top execs subpoenaed. DOJ investigating. Billions in taxpayer $$ allegedly funneled through USAID & Dem NGOs.
Trump authorized the probe. Pam Bondi leading it.
Foreign cash. Stolen IDs. Rigged elections.
This wasn’t fundraising. It…
— Revolver News (@RevolverNewsUSA) July 1, 2025
Internal records obtained by congressional staff and reviewed by The Post show that ActBlue used relaxed verification standards through much of the 2024 campaign. Notably, the platform did not require donors to provide card verification values (CVVs) until January 2024—more than a year after the start of the cycle. Employees were also allegedly encouraged to “look for reasons to accept contributions,” according to internal guidance.
The Oversight and Administration Committees published a 478-page report in March detailing 1,900 fraudulent transactions between September 2022 and November 2024. Among them, at least 237 involved prepaid credit cards linked to foreign IP addresses. Lawmakers have voiced concern that these transactions could indicate foreign interference or domestic abuse of campaign finance laws.
Congressional investigators say the relaxed security protocols allowed questionable donations to flow into Democratic campaigns. ActBlue, which has facilitated over $16 billion in contributions since 2004, now finds itself at the center of a dual-track investigation—one legislative, one executive.
ActBlue maintains the GOP inquiry is politically motivated. In a public statement issued in late April, the platform accused Republicans of launching a “brazen attack on democracy,” and of weaponizing federal authority against political opponents. The organization reiterated its position in a June 9 legal letter, claiming that the investigation had veered from legislative oversight into politically driven action.
The senior workflow specialist is scheduled to testify on July 14, with Twomey’s deposition slated for July 23. A representative for ActBlue said the platform remains concerned about what it calls “partisan, parallel and collaborative investigations coming from separate branches of government.”