President Donald Trump signed a highly effective memorandum final week ordering a full federal crackdown on unlawful marketing campaign donation practices — particularly focusing 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 international cash, into Democrat campaigns throughout the nation.
The memorandum, as highlighted by The Gateway Pundit, states:
“Federal legislation (52 U.S.C. 30121 and 30122) strictly prohibits making political contributions within the identify of one other particular person, in addition to contributions by international nationals… Press studies 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 analyze these allegations and take applicable actions to implement the legislation.”
Investigations have revealed staggering ranges of fraud: ActBlue allegedly detected a minimum of 22 vital fraud campaigns, many with a international nexus.
A Home investigation uncovered 237 donations made utilizing international 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 crew 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 hundreds of small-dollar donations, generally totaling a whole lot of hundreds of {dollars}, to Democrat campaigns by 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 submit, Trump escalated the battle, writing:
“Hopefully ACTBLUE, the Democrats ILLEGAL SCAM used to lift cash, together with from not allowed “international contributions,” is being checked out by authorities. The Dems solely know find out how to win by CHEATING, one thing which they do higher than any group or get together 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 way in which, it’s virtually unimaginable to achieve their cash objectives.
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 greatest query being requested in D.C. They virtually 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 economic system has been in a tailspin underneath his financial mismanagement. And so have his ballot numbers. And the very last thing he needs — 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 economic system has been in a tailspin underneath his financial mismanagement.
And so have his ballot numbers.
And the very last thing he needs — 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 Venture, swiftly rebuked Schiff: “Senator Schiff, you popped out of your chair and escaped the listening to room proper earlier than I instructed all of your colleagues that you simply 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 instructed all of your colleagues that you simply 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 an announcement after the investigation was initiated:
“The Trump Administration’s and GOP’s focusing on of ActBlue is a part of their brazen assault on democracy in America.
In the present day’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 get together and all Individuals who embrace the worth of civic participation to unite and create a blue wall in opposition to the despotism of this White Home and their accomplices in Congress.
ActBlue will proceed its mission and work undeterred and uninterrupted, offering a protected, safe fundraising platform for the hundreds of thousands of grassroots donors who depend on us.“
