ActBlue's legal troubles are far from over. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., chairman of the Committee on House Administration, told Fox News Digital that the congressional investigation into the Democratic fundraising platform will continue — and he predicted the Justice Department could pursue criminal charges over allegations that foreign money slipped through ActBlue's donor verification system into Democratic campaigns.
"We know that ActBlue did not have the fraud prevention standards in place that were necessary to prevent foreign funds from finding their way, through the ActBlue platform, into Democratic campaigns and Democratic causes. I'm of the belief that we ultimately need to continue this investigation," Steil told Fox News Digital.
Steil's committee, along with the House Oversight and Judiciary committees, has spent years probing allegations that ActBlue's lax verification standards allowed foreign cash to seep into American elections. The platform has denied any wrongdoing and dismissed the probe as a partisan attack, according to Fox News Digital.
But Steil made clear that Congress isn't the only entity that could act.
"And then, separate of that, the United States Department of Justice will make a decision as to whether or not they believe that there was a crime committed. And if they can prove that in court, my belief would be that the Department of Justice would move forward," he said.
The controversy dates back to April 2025, when President Donald Trump directed then-Attorney General Pam Bondi to open an investigation into ActBlue. The current status of that probe is unknown. Fox News Digital reached out to the DOJ for an update and did not receive an immediate response.
ActBlue has taken steps to shore up its donor verification standards as the probe has dragged on, most recently rolling out a new passport verification system. Critics say those changes amount to an admission that the old system was inadequate.
Steil framed the investigation as a necessary first step toward modernizing America's campaign finance laws.
"Our investigation is about getting the facts to the American people, and, in large part, putting ourselves in a position to update our campaign finance laws for the digital era," Steil told Fox News Digital. "So many of our campaign finance laws were written for a previous time. It is absolutely essential that we're updating our laws to actually address the fact that we are in a campaign finance digital era."
The platform has long been used by many Democrats to raise money for their political campaigns, including Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. That reach makes the foreign cash allegations especially serious: if foreign money can flow through ActBlue, it can flow into the coffers of candidates who shape American policy on China, Iran, and everything in between.
Separate reporting from Zetik notes that 10 officials have pleaded the Fifth in the House probe — a detail that suggests the investigation is far from winding down, and that witnesses may have reason to fear criminal exposure. ActBlue's woes, in other words, are not over.
For everyday Americans, the stakes are simple: foreign money has no place in U.S. elections. If ActBlue's verification system was as porous as Steil's committee alleges, then the integrity of hundreds of Democratic campaigns may have been compromised — and the people responsible could face federal charges.
What remains unclear is timing. It is not yet known whether the DOJ has empaneled a grand jury, issued subpoenas, or referred the matter for prosecution. Steil's prediction is just that — a prediction — but it comes from the man whose committee has reviewed the documents.
Our Take
Here's what the legacy media won't tell you: ActBlue is the financial engine of the Democratic Party, and it has been running on a verification system so weak that foreign money may have walked right through the front door.
Steil isn't a bomb-thrower. He's a committee chairman who has seen the documents, and he's telling Fox News Digital that criminal charges are on the table. That should alarm every American who believes our elections belong to citizens — not foreign donors looking to buy influence.
Notice the pattern: ActBlue denies wrongdoing, calls the probe partisan, and then quietly rolls out a passport verification system. If there was nothing to fix, why fix it?
And notice who's not being held accountable. The Biden-era DOJ sat on its hands while these allegations piled up. Now, under President Trump, the Justice Department has a chance to finish the job. Steil's committee will keep investigating, but the real question is whether federal prosecutors will act.
Patriots, this is bigger than one fundraising platform. It's about whether the same rules apply to everyone. If ActBlue broke the law, the people behind it should face charges — and if they didn't, the DOJ should say so publicly.
The American people deserve answers. The only question now is whether the Justice Department has the spine to deliver them.
