ActBlue CEO pleads Fifth Amendment in congressional hearing

The CEO of the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a congressional hearing on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Regina Wallace-Jones declined to answer all questions from members of the House Administration Committee, which is investigating allegations that the platform may have allowed illegal foreign donations and misled Congress about its fraud prevention measures.

Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, a Republican from Wisconsin, opened the hearing by stating there is significant concern that ActBlue may have allowed foreign donations on their platform, lied to Congress, and withheld responsive documents from a Congressional subpoena. He emphasized that all three actions are illegal. Steil and other Republicans focused their questioning on a 2023 letter Wallace-Jones had sent to the committee, which asserted that ActBlue had robust, multi-layered screenings to prevent foreign donations, including requiring passport information for contributions listing addresses outside the United States.

According to a New York Times report from April 2026, outside counsel hired by ActBlue later advised that these...