President Donald Trump signed a highly effective memorandum final week ordering a full federal crackdown on unlawful marketing campaign donation practices — particularly concentrating on the embattled Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue and calling for “crooked” Adam Schiff to be thrown behind bars.
The directive comes amid mounting investigations led by Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and 19 state Attorneys Common — together with officers from Texas, Arkansas, Florida, and Missouri — exposing explosive proof that ActBlue was complicit in laundering unlawful donations, together with probably illicit overseas cash, into Democrat campaigns throughout the nation.
The memorandum, as highlighted by The Gateway Pundit, states:
“Federal regulation (52 U.S.C. 30121 and 30122) strictly prohibits making political contributions within the title of one other individual, in addition to contributions by overseas nationals… Press stories and congressional investigations have uncovered deeply troubling proof that on-line fundraising platforms have enabled schemes to launder extreme and prohibited contributions.”
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“These actions undermine the integrity of our electoral course of… I direct the Legal professional Common, in session with the Secretary of the Treasury, to make use of all lawful authority to research these allegations and take applicable actions to implement the regulation.”
Investigations have revealed staggering ranges of fraud: ActBlue allegedly detected no less than 22 vital fraud campaigns, many with a overseas nexus.
A Home investigation uncovered 237 donations made utilizing overseas IP addresses and pay as you go present playing cards throughout a single 30-day window in 2024 alone.
As The Gateway Pundit first reported, a group led by Peter Bernegger, Chris Gleason, Draza Smith, and supported by James O’Keefe, uncovered “voter mule” operations — with people typically listed as making a whole lot and even 1000’s of small-dollar donations, generally totaling a whole lot of 1000’s of {dollars}, to Democrat campaigns by way of ActBlue.
The funds fueled the campaigns of radical leftist candidates like Mark Kelly, Raphael Warnock, and Tammy Baldwin, amongst many others.
In a fiery Fact Social publish, Trump escalated the battle, writing:
“Hopefully ACTBLUE, the Democrats ILLEGAL SCAM used to boost cash, together with from not allowed “overseas contributions,” is being checked out by authorities. The Dems solely know how one can win by CHEATING, one thing which they do higher than any group or occasion in historical past.
However now, with their horrible insurance policies and candidates, and with folks like Crooked Adam Schiff, who demanded a full Pardon from Sleepy Joe, main the best way, it’s nearly inconceivable to achieve their cash targets.
The USA is smart to those scoundrels and crooks. Additionally, why did the Auto Pen give Schiff a Pardon? Biden knew nothing about it. Who operated the Auto Pen? That’s the largest query being requested in D.C. They nearly destroyed our Nation. They need to all be in jail!!!”
Clearly rattled, Adam Schiff, the scandal-plagued Democrat Senator who notoriously lied for years about Russia collusion hoaxes, fired again weakly:
“Donald Trump is again to attacking me immediately as a result of the financial system has been in a tailspin beneath his financial mismanagement. And so have his ballot numbers. And the very last thing he desires — is folks holding him accountable. Assault me as you a lot as you want, Mr. President, I’m not backing down.”
Donald Trump is again to attacking me immediately as a result of the financial system has been in a tailspin beneath his financial mismanagement.
And so have his ballot numbers.
And the very last thing he desires — is folks holding him accountable.
Assault me as you a lot as you want, Mr. President, I’m not… pic.twitter.com/JZK6kWJIIQ
— Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) April 27, 2025
Mike Howell, Govt Director of the Heritage Oversight Mission, swiftly rebuked Schiff: “Senator Schiff, you popped out of your chair and escaped the listening to room proper earlier than I informed all of your colleagues that you just had a cool pardon. I attempted to warn you!”
Senator Schiff, you popped out of your chair and escaped the listening to room proper earlier than I informed all of your colleagues that you just had a cool pardon.
I attempted to warn you! https://t.co/PLiwm954XB pic.twitter.com/NnMgTjLTxv
— Mike Howell (@MHowellTweets) April 28, 2025
ActBlue additionally issued a press release after the investigation was initiated:
“The Trump Administration’s and GOP’s concentrating on of ActBlue is a part of their brazen assault on democracy in America.
As we speak’s escalation by the White Home is blatantly illegal and must be seen for what it’s: Donald Trump’s newest entrance in his marketing campaign to stamp out all political, electoral and ideological opposition.
This Administration continues to weaponize the devices of federal energy in an unprecedented assault on our democracy.
ActBlue will instantly pursue all authorized avenues to guard and defend itself. It’s time for the whole Democratic occasion and all Individuals who embrace the worth of civic participation to unite and create a blue wall towards the despotism of this White Home and their accomplices in Congress.
ActBlue will proceed its mission and work undeterred and uninterrupted, offering a secure, safe fundraising platform for the hundreds of thousands of grassroots donors who depend on us.“
