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President Trump on Thursday requested Attorney General Pam Bondi investigate ActBlue and other donation groups in what the White House says is a crackdown on "illegal 'straw donor' and foreign contributions in American elections."

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Exclusive: Trump plans to sign a memorandum today targeting a major Democratic fundraising platform with help from AG Pam Bondi.

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-- Politico (@politico.com) April 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM

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... Why it matters: ActBlue is the main online donations platform for Democrats and the fundraising group in a media statement called Trump's action "blatantly unlawful" as it vowed to "immediately pursue all legal avenues to protect and defend" itself.

- - - Trump has since taking office for a second time in January used his presidential powers to target people and groups he and his administration have deemed political enemies or unfair critics. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-25 06:56 PM | Reply

Of course, I'm sure MAGA/GOP folk will soon be chiming in here about the DoJ being used by a President for lawfare purposes.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-25 06:56 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

Shut the ---- up, Donnie

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-25 07:20 PM | Reply

LOL. Liberals cannot defend ActBlue - verified donations from individuals done thousands of times in small amounts that total into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. There is ZERO defense of this behavior - it is an illegal attempt to bypass transparency to hide their donors (which are likely foreign). Easy case to prosecute for the DOJ as the actions were 100% done by ActBlue.

#4 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-25 07:45 PM | Reply

@#4 ... Liberals cannot defend ActBlue - verified donations ...

So, obviously your current trolling alias has evidence.

Got links?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-25 08:09 PM | Reply

"small amounts that total into the hundreds of thousands of dollars."

No need to present any evidence, because it's so obviously true.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-25 08:15 PM | Reply

@#6 ... because it's so obviously true. ...

... and why just target Democrats' fund raising orgs?


Given the current state of the GOP, I would not be surprised if there were a wealth (so to speak) of issues regarding campaign fundraising for the GOP.


#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-25 08:21 PM | Reply

"#5 | Posted by LampLighter"

There are literally dozens of examples posted online for you to watch. The fact that ActBlue did this is not up for debate. Here is a sample video - dozens more exist.

www.youtube.com

#8 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-25 08:26 PM | Reply

Every accusation is an admission.

Donnie fatso is worried democrats are doing what he's guilty of.

Biden was an incompetent president and allowed this to happen because he thought he could play nice with fascists.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-25 08:41 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"#9 | Posted by ClownShack"

ActBlue did this - there is literally zero doubt about it.

I guess they can claim it was users on their platform and not them specifically, but they knew this was occurring and took no steps to stop it making them complicit in election fraud.

#10 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-25 08:55 PM | Reply

@#10 ... ActBlue did this - there is literally zero doubt about it. ...

Zero doubt?

If so, what evidence can your current trolling alias provide?

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-25 09:26 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

And, as an aside, may the DoJ should investigate a President blatantly profiting off his occupancy of the Oval Office?


For starters, there was that chimerical, shot on White House grounds, for Tesla vehicles a few weeks ago.

And now ...

Trump store is selling Trump 2028' hats
thehill.com

... The Trump Organization rolled out "Trump 2028" hats on its website in support of President Trump's suggestion that he could seek a third term in office.

Eric Trump, one of the president's sons, was spotted wearing the new piece of merchandise being sold for $50 online. The store is also selling t-shirts with the same phrase and a slogan in parenthesis that says "Rewrite the Rules." ...



#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-25 09:29 PM | Reply

ActBlue did this - there is literally zero doubt about it.
#10 | POSTED BY SCOTTS

Zero doubt about what?

Tell us what the Russian times says.

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-25 09:31 PM | Reply

Did anyone figure out what Jared Kushner did with the $2 billion the Saudis gave him when he was working for Trump during his first term?

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-25 09:33 PM | Reply

"Liberals cannot defend ActBlue - verified donations from individuals done thousands of times in small amounts that total into the hundreds of thousands of dollars."

So, basically pennies compared to the meme-coin grift, where Trump and cronies may pocket $100 million, while investors lost $2 billion.

It's like someone thinking the inheritance tax needs to have a lower cap... but Grantor Remainder Annuity Trusts are okay.

#15 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-04-25 09:56 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

@#15 ... It's like someone thinking the inheritance tax needs to have a lower cap... but Grantor Remainder Annuity Trusts are okay. ...

There you go again ... inserting facts into a thread. :)

Using a GRAT for tax-efficient wealth transfer
www.fidelity.com

...
Key takeaways

- - - For families or individuals who own assets that they expect to appreciate significantly in value, a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) might be an appropriate option to consider as part of a comprehensive estate plan.

- - - With a GRAT, the grantor gives up control of the assets for the term of the trust while receiving a regular annuity payment, and the appreciation on the trust assets may pass to heirs free of gift or estate taxes.

- - - The trust can be structured so that the grantor does not use any of their lifetime gift and estate-tax exclusion....



#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-25 10:06 PM | Reply

Conservatives have repeatedly claimed that ActBlue was acting as a conduit for foreign contributions. In December, an analysis of the fundraising network's records by Republican Representative Bryan Steil not only failed to advance the theory but instead found proof that the platform's automated program to reject donations from foreign nationals was working effectively.

So four months ago, a Republican investigated them, and not only found no malfeasance, but discovered the counter-measures were working well.

Why, if THAT's not a reason to investigate them, what is??? I mean, it's not like the DOJ is committing LAWFARE, amirite?

#17 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-04-25 10:13 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 5

"#11 | Posted by LampLighter"

Someone need to reprogram this bot account to at least read the prior posts in the same thread.

#18 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-25 11:26 PM | Reply

"#15 | Posted by Danforth"

You don't get to participate until you link to your prior claim that the 0.1% received 50% of Trump's tax cut or admit you lied. It is all about accountability.

#19 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-25 11:28 PM | Reply

This is how other countries attack political opponents.

This is how Putin does it.

This is an attack on American people.

This is how democracy dies.

#20 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-26 04:17 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Apparently Snotty Scotty never heard of Citizens United.

#21 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-26 11:21 AM | Reply

Oh, and go ---- yourself, Idiot.

#22 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-26 11:21 AM | Reply

"#21 | Posted by LegallyYourDead"

Citizens United does not allow foreign funds to be given to our elections because they break the transactions into 1000 small donations in the name of someone that has no idea their identity is being stolen to hide the source of the payments.

I guess they didn't cover this at you pretend law school.

#23 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-26 07:42 PM | Reply

Flashback to when Donald Trump was signing up donors to make repeated donations when they only intended to make a single donation. That's a thing that really happened that unless whatever it is he is making up about ActBlue. It's another thing that he should be in prison for.

www.businessinsider.com

#24 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-04-26 11:02 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#23 | Posted by ScottS

You continue to irrefutably demonstrate you ignorance of things law related. Citizens United dealt with a persons right to spend their money as they see fit. The fallout is from the tax code. Congress can legislate the tax code. They can't legislate around rights.

#25 | Posted by et_al at 2025-04-27 12:19 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"#24 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce"

What don't you -------- understand about this - ActBlue is using US citizen's names and then making donations as if it were that person - and the person has not idea they are doing this or authorizing it. It is identity theft along with campaign finance fraud. ActBlue is getting shut down over this.

#26 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-27 01:36 AM | Reply

ActBlue is using US citizen's names and then making donations as if it were that person

Citation necessary.

ActBlue is getting shut down over this.
#26 | POSTED BY SCOTTS

Not without a legal battle.

Laws are different in America than in Russia.

Trump's corrupt DOJ can't just shut something down without evidence.

#27 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-27 04:19 AM | Reply

"#27 | Posted by ClownShack"

Already linked above -------. This is outright fraud - and ActBlue was notified and did nothing to stop the activities. They are getting shut down and with Trump as president, people could actually go to jail over this.

#28 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-27 08:11 AM | Reply

#28 | Posted by ScottS

It's just more political aggression, designed to further Trump's dictatorship, part of a pattern and wholly expected.

I've said this countless times, but here I go again....

Your movement is amoral, and you just look stupid when you pretend otherwise.

#29 | Posted by Zed at 2025-04-27 08:44 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

#28 | Posted by ScottS

But I dunno. Maybe you like looking stupid.

So much of MAGA is motivated by negative attention.

You people enjoy being transgressive and rabid idiots.

And then you get outraged and vow revenge when people notice you are rabid idiots.

But you are getting attention both ways, so I guess that it's rather clever.

In a four-year-old sort of way.

#30 | Posted by Zed at 2025-04-27 08:48 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"It's just more political aggression, designed to further Trump's dictatorship, part of a pattern and wholly expected.
#29 | Posted by Zed"

It is the direct dismantling of the Democrat party funding apparatus. First, he shut down USAID with their money more of less being funneled to NGOs which then paid back the Dems with donations. Now, it is ActBlue with their illegal identity theft donations to hide foreign money. The last leg will be when RFK bans drug companies from advertising on TV - which will kill of CNN, MSNBC, and biased ABC, NBC, and CBS nightly 'news' programs. At that point, the Dems will have no money, no TV propaganda TV, no policies that appeal to US voters, and voter ID requirements to stop their fraud.

Yes, I completely understand why Democrats hate Trump.

#31 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-27 09:57 AM | Reply

I completely understand why Democrats hate Trump.

#31 | Posted by ScottS

No, you don't.

If you understood anything you'd hate Trump, too.

But. you see, you just pretend not to understand.

You are one cynical mofo, pining for Trump's dictatorship and your post-Constitution Nirvana.

#32 | Posted by Zed at 2025-04-27 10:03 AM | Reply

31 | Posted by ScottS

Donald Trump is not a very complex man at all. I understand everything about him.

After some head-scratching as to the mystery of it all, I now understand people who support him. Like you.

You also aren't all that complex.

Nastiness is two-dimensional.

#33 | Posted by Zed at 2025-04-27 10:06 AM | Reply

"Nastiness is two-dimensional."

They are as lazy as it is delusional.

There's always someone else to blame for life's problems.

None of these Trumpers have ever worked an eighty hour week. I doubt any of them work a forty hour week currently. Only exception being Boaz, who was helpfully bred for labor by his white superiors.

#34 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-27 10:13 AM | Reply

I'm sure it's just coincidence that the Trumpers want to investigate the main fundraising organization for the opposition, just as they begin to arrest judges after years of claiming the entire judiciary in this country is evil, just as they act to shut down inspectors general within the federal government, and just as they want to remove media protections in leaks. I'm sure it's just coincidence that all these crackdowns on dissent are taking place as Trump starts talking about running again in 2028 while dismantling any pretense of separation of powers.

#35 | Posted by cbob at 2025-04-27 11:20 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I am not worried about organizations like ActBlue defending themselves from Trumpy and his DOJ and the DOGE Boys. They have the resources and plenty of lawyers and to defend themselves in courts and this will obviously get tied up the courts for years and nothing will happen.

It's individuals who do not have the resources to defend themselves from the daily random whims of an autocratic dictator we need to be concerned about.

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

#36 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-04-27 01:44 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

This is outright fraud
#28 | POSTED BY SCOTTS

What is?

Can you provide any actual evidence?

Double check RT and get back to us, comrade.

#37 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-27 01:50 PM | Reply

If we devote enough attention and resources to attacking Dems funding sources we won't ever have to investigate the real corruption going on right under our noses like Trumpy's taking money from foreign donors thru his real estate transactions. Or WTF is going on with his crypto scams? And let's not even mention the massive attempt to manipulate the markets and share insider trading tips that we all just witnessed.

#38 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-04-27 01:52 PM | Reply

Gotta keep the Shock and Awe going as long as possible to keep anyone from investigating Trumpy and his mountains of crimes.

And keep flooding that zone with BS Scotty.

You are doing great!

#39 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-04-27 01:54 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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