House Republicans threatened on Monday to hold Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue in contempt of Congress, escalating a yearlong investigation into allegations that the organization failed to prevent fraudulent and possibly foreign political donations.
In a four-page letter to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones, the Republican chairmen of three House committees accused the fundraising giant of improperly withholding more than 400 subpoenaed documents under broad claims of attorney-client privilege and gave the company until Friday to comply or face possible contempt proceedings.
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