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American election laws are very specific with regards to organizations raising money fro political campaigns. I\u2019m not going to delve into the arcane details of these laws. I\u2019m not in any way an expert and I don\u2019t need to write a bazillion words on it. The short version is that people are limited in direct contributions to a candidate. (I find that constitutionally questionable, but that\u2019s another post)<\/p>\n
Political Action committees can raise huge amounts of money, but are also limited in how much they can donate to individual campaigns. There are certain legal work arounds though. However, it looks like ActBlue may not of bothered with the legal methods. Recently, Congress has started looking at their fundraising techniques and what they\u2019ve been finding doesn\u2019t look good, especially for the Democrat Party. Now it looks like the Rats are deserting the ship. Here are the details from the Tennessee Star<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n Major Democratic fundraising platform\u00a0ActBlue is facing serious turmoil with at least seven senior officials resigning last month and one lawyer implying that he \u201cfaced internal retaliation,\u201d according to the <\/b>New York Times<\/b><\/em>. <\/b><\/p>\n The nonprofit, which has\u00a0funneled<\/a>\u00a0hundreds of millions of dollars to all levels of Democratic campaigns over the years, is now\u00a0facing<\/a>\u00a0internal havoc. Given ActBlue\u2019s\u00a0major influence<\/a>\u00a0in processing election donations, the group\u2019s current instability could also greatly affect the Democrat party. <\/b><\/p>\n From what I\u2019ve read on other sites, ActBlue has \u201cRaised\u201d billions of dollars for the Democrat Party. There have been a number of accusations that ActBlue has been flat out breaking the law and probably acting as a money laundering platform for the Democrat Party. The Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton sent the Federal Election Commission a petition regarding ActBlue\u2019s activities. According to the AG\u2019s office<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a Petition for Rulemaking to the Federal Election Commission (\u201cFEC\u201d) detailing how suspicious actors appear to be using ActBlue\u2019s political fundraising platform to make a large number of straw political donations. <\/b><\/p>\n Now a straw donor is a person who illegally uses another person’s money to make a political contribution in their own name. (Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n In December 2023, Attorney General Paxton opened an investigation into ActBlue to determine whether the platform\u2019s operations were compliant with all applicable laws. <\/b><\/p>\n SPOILER!! They\u2019re not.<\/p>\n In August 2024, Attorney General Paxton\u00a0announced<\/a> that due to the investigation, ActBlue began requiring donors using credit cards to provide \u201cCVV\u201d codes, a common security measure. But this is not a full solution to the problems that Attorney General Paxton\u2019s team has identified on ActBlue. Namely, it appears that straw donations are systematically being made using false identities, through untraceable payment methods.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n In October of 2024, AG Paxton sent his findings to the Federal Election Commission with recommendations to close a number of loop holes. He also, basically and in a polite manner, told the FEC to pull their heads out of their butts and do their jobs.<\/p>\n \u201cOur investigation into ActBlue has uncovered facts indicating that bad actors can illegally interfere in American elections by disguising political donations. It is imperative that the FEC close off the avenues we have identified by which foreign contributions or contributions in excess of legal limits could be unlawfully funneled to political campaigns, bypassing campaign finance regulations and compromising our electoral system,\u201d said Attorney General Paxton. \u201cI am calling on the FEC to immediately begin rulemaking to secure our elections from any criminal actors exploiting these vulnerabilities.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Now this was while the Biden Maladministration was still in office, and they still thought there was a chance that Kackling Kamala Harris would somehow win the election. If that had happened, the whole ActBlue investigation would have been circular filed. However, President Trump won and in a landslide. He has put his people into place and they are starting to dig into all the little games the Deep State and the Democrats have been doing. This may be why all the senior people suddenly resigned. They are probably lawyering up, or preparing to flee to a non-extradition country. Returning to the Tennessee Start article<\/a>:<\/p>\n Two unions representing ActBlue\u2019s employees sent a letter to the platform\u2019s board of directors, according to the <\/b>Times<\/b><\/em>. The letter cited by the outlet described the flurry of resignations since Feb. 21 as an \u201calarming pattern\u201d that is \u201ceroding our confidence in the stability of the organization.\u201d The newspaper also stated that the reason for this exodus is unclear. <\/b><\/p>\n I think I just mentioned the reasons. These people see the writing on the wall and know the jig is up. ActBlue has been acting as a tool for the Democrats to launder money and now their \u201cProtection\u201d has just been sent packing. They\u2019re now trying to figure out how to avoid prison.<\/p>\n The letter noted that ActBlue\u2019s customer service and partnerships directors left, both of which worked at the nonprofit for over ten years. Several other senior officials, including the highest-ranking legal officer at ActBlue, left a week after these initial veteran employees bowed out, according to the <\/b>NYT<\/b><\/em>. The assistant research director, an HR official, the chief revenue officer and an engineer resigned shortly after. <\/b><\/p>\n If what we\u2019ve been hearing about ActBlue is accurate, pretty much every one of these people is probably looking at multiple felony charges.<\/p>\n Departures of legal experts in particular was cited as a major concern. \u201cThose of us who work with our legal team in our day-to-day do not have clear direction on how to proceed with our work in their absence,\u201d the unions wrote to the\u00a0ActBlue<\/a>\u00a0board in the letter obtained by <\/b>NYT<\/b><\/em>. <\/b><\/p>\n There is so much running through my head reading that paragraph, that I literally don\u2019t know where to start. When the senior legal officer suddenly bolts that could mean that he is scared and trying to figure out who he can roll over on to save his own ass.<\/p>\n Usually when someone like that leaves an organization, it\u2019s usually a lengthy affair. There is a lot of things that need to be handed over, either to the replacement or whoever will be filling in until a new replacement is brought on board. When a senior legal officer suddenly leaves, it usually means the Feds are going to be paying that organization a visit.<\/p>\n Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a letter to the nonprofit in August 2024, pointing to hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions to ActBlue coming from donors in Virginia \u201cin volumes that are facially implausible and appear suspicious,\u201d according to the\u00a0letter<\/a>. <\/b><\/p>\n GOP lawmakers then called to investigate the organization over \u201cpotential criminal activity\u201d back in September, Republican Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil calling on five states to probe the platform\u2019s donations. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n